Football Preview: Marlboro Central Dukes vs. Burke Catholic
Marlboro Central is 9-0 against Burke Catholic since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Marlboro Central Dukes are taking a road trip to take on Burke Catholic at 1:00 p.m. Marlboro Central is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Marlboro Central will head out to face Burke Catholic after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. The game between Marlboro Central and Port Jervis wasn't particularly close, with Marlboro Central falling 28-13. The defeat continues a trend for the Dukes in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, Marlboro Central got top-tier performance from Sal Jr Montaperto, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Montaperto didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 2.5 sacks and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Burke Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Chester/Seward Park a 12-0 shutout. The 12-point effort marked Burke Catholic's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Burke Catholic came from Justin Mazzie and Liam Gralton.
Burke Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 250 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Burke Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lucas Rodriguez-Lopez.
Marlboro Central's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Burke Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Marlboro Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Burke Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 20-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marlboro Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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