Football Preview: Niskayuna Silver Warriors vs. Columbia Blue Devils
The Niskayuna Silver Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Columbia Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Niskayuna is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Niskayuna will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Albany on Friday. Niskayuna simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Albany 48-18. Considering the Silver Warriors have won three contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Niskayuna got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aliyus Mccloud out in front who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Those 154 rushing yards gave Mccloud a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Grasso, who gained 142 total yards and a touchdown.
Niskayuna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Columbia can now relate to. They fell 28-21 to the Spartans on Friday. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Columbia had strong showings from Aj Ficarra, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and Christopher Carter Jr, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Niskayuna moved to 4-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything went Niskayuna's way against Columbia when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as Niskayuna made off with a 28-6 victory. In that match, Niskayuna amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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