Football Recap: Lansingburgh Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Sep 28, 2024, 6:27am

Football Recap: Lansingburgh Knights vs. Schalmont Sabres

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Lansingburgh entered their game against Schalmont on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lansingburgh Knights took a 33-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Schalmont Sabres. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 24-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.

Loss or not, Lansingburgh got some senior leadership from Tyler Monge and Le?Kye Ford. Monge rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, while Ford rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Monge a new career-high in rushing yards.

Even though they lost, Lansingburgh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Lansingburgh's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Schalmont, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Cohoes the next time they take the field. Schalmont will head out to face Cohoes at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Lansingburgh will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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