Football Preview: Cambridge/Salem vs. Corinth Riverhawks
Cambridge/Salem will challenge the Corinth Riverhawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cambridge/Salem will be strutting in after a win while Corinth will be coming in after a defeat.
Cambridge/Salem's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Voorheesville. Given Cambridge/Salem's advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while Voorheesville is ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cambridge/Salem's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Baxter Mattson led the charge by picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown. Mattson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards. Isaiah Lohret was another key rusher, rushing for 176 yards while picking up 9.8 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Corinth fell victim to Greenwich and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 68-0 loss at the hands of the Witches. The Riverhawks haven't had much luck with the Witches recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The win made it two in a row for Cambridge/Salem and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Corinth, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Cambridge/Salem against Corinth in their previous matchup back in September of 2018 as the squad secured a 62-6 victory. In that game, Cambridge/Salem amassed a halftime lead of 48-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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