Football Preview: Warwick Wildcats vs. Pine Bush Bushmen
Warwick has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Pine Bush Bushmen at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Warwick's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
Last Friday, Warwick made easy work of Roosevelt and carried off a 35-14 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brody Frederick was his usual excellent self, throwing for 278 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 66 yards. Those 66 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Warwick didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matt Abel and Luca Siebert. Siebert also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Pine Bush took a blow against Monroe-Woodbury on Saturday, falling 42-15. The loss continues a trend for the Bushmen in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost five in a row.
Although Pine Bush took the loss, they still got scores from Jake Schorling and Jaiden Sposito.
Warwick pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pine Bush, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Warwick has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 296.4 passing yards per game. Pine Bush, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 209.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Warwick beat Pine Bush 41-33 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pine Bush's Emanuel Hannon, who rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Warwick to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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