Football Preview: Rochester Rams vs. Northgate Flames
Rochester has gone 8-0 against Northgate recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rochester Rams will head out to challenge the Northgate Flames at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Rochester lost to Cornell at home by a 40-22 margin.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northgate). They took their contest on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 49-12 victory over Summit Academy. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Among those leading the charge was Sonteon Layne, who threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Hopkins got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Northgate didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Hopkins picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Northgate is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Rochester's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Northgate, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-5 record.
Everything came up roses for Rochester against Northgate when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rochester since the squad 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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