Football Preview: Port Chester Rams vs. Long Island Lutheran Crusaders
The Port Chester Rams will challenge the Long Island Lutheran Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Port Chester took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 27-14 win over Albertus Magnus.
Meanwhile, Long Island Lutheran got the win against Xaverian on Saturday by a conclusive 46-20. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Clippers are ranked 162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Robinson went supernova for Long Island Lutheran, throwing for 332 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 60 yards on only seven carries. Kameron Sullivan was Robinson's top target, picking up 144 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Long Island Lutheran's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kaiere Griffin and Alonzo Riddick. The dominant performance gave Griffin a new career-high in rushing yards. Another thorn in Xaverian's side was Kareem Vessup, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
The victory got Port Chester back to even at 1-1. As for Long Island Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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