Football Preview: Port Jervis Raiders vs. Beacon Bulldogs
The Port Jervis Raiders will be playing at home against the Beacon Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Port Jervis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.2 points per game this season.
Port Jervis is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Minisink Valley just ended the team's seven-game winning streak two weeks ago. The contest between them and the Warriors wasn't particularly close, with Port Jervis falling 28-14. The loss put an end to the Raiders' undefeated start to the season.
Port Jervis' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Anthony Theodore, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Dylan Fox, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Port Jervis' defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Carroll Dolshun was especially locked on to Minisink Valley's QB and sacked him three times. Port Jervis got some further help from Ben Rivera: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Beacon had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 25-14.
Jaden Jones had a dynamite game for Beacon, picking up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 52 yards on only five carries.
Beacon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.8 points per game. As for Port Jervis, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Port Jervis has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 408.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Beacon, though, as they've been averaging only 248.9. Will Port Jervis be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Beacon flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Port Jervis against Beacon in their previous meeting back in September, as the squad secured a 49-12 win. Will Port Jervis repeat their success, or does Beacon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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