Football Preview: Schuylerville Horses vs. Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton Wolverines
The Schuylerville Horses will take on the Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Schuylerville was fully in charge, breezing past Lansingburgh 41-3 at home. Given the Horses' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Knights are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Schuylerville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landen Cumm, who rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Cumm is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben VanVeghten, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Schuylerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton humbled Granville/Whitehall with a 54-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nick Jeckel led the charge by rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 55 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Jeckel a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ben Sheldon, who threw for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes.
Schuylerville's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Schuylerville came up short against Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 20-7. Will Schuylerville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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