Football Preview: Utica Redskins vs. Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies
Utica is 0-10 against Johnstown-Monroe since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Utica Redskins will host the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Utica comes in on three and Johnstown-Monroe on five.
Last Friday, Utica didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Northridge, but they still walked away with a 7-3 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnstown-Monroe). They breezed by Lakewood at home to the tune of 76-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Johnnies, who have now won six matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
Johnstown-Monroe had a senior duo take command as Nana Owusu rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries and Sam Marasek rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Owusu's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Sager, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Utica's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-4. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Utica came up short against Johnstown-Monroe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 30-24. Thankfully for Utica, Kaynen Lindsey (who rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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