Football Preview: Dalton Tigers vs. Rye Country Day Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Rye Country Day Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dalton will be strutting in after a win while Rye Country Day will be coming in after a loss.
If Dalton beats Rye Country Day with 14 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Dalton walked away with a 14-6 victory over Horace Mann on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Dalton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Parker G.
Meanwhile, Rye Country Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to The Pingry School.
Rye Country Day's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Amir Hogans, who gained 142 total yards and two touchdowns, and Leon Pratt, who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
The win got Dalton back to even at 2-2. As for Rye Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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