Football Preview: O'Neill Raiders vs. Spackenkill Spartans
The O'Neill Raiders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Spackenkill Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
O'Neill is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They lost 26-0 to Burke Catholic on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Spackenkill owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They walked away with a 13-0 victory over Red Hook.
The critical scores for Spackenkill came from Jacob Brandenburg and Finn Lynch.
Spackenkill's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bryan Hoyt and Lynch.
O'Neill couldn't quite finish off Spackenkill when the teams last played back in October of 2017 and fell 22-19. Thankfully for O'Neill, Dhyquem Lewinson (who rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.6 yards per carry) 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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