Football Preview: Marcellus Mustangs vs. Skaneateles Lakers
The Marcellus Mustangs will face off against the Skaneateles Lakers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Marcellus is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cazenovia just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 47-38 to the Lakers. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Skaneateles didn't have too much trouble with Solvay at home on Friday as they won 35-16. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lakers.
Torin Bennett had a dynamite game for Skaneateles, rushing for 124 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 141 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Those 124 rushing yards gave Bennett a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Colin Henry, who rushed for 121 yards on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Skaneateles was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Skaneateles didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Landen Brunelle, Cole Krauter, and Reid Danforth picked up one apiece.
Having lost for the first time this season, Marcellus fell to 6-1. As for Skaneateles, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Marcellus suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to Skaneateles in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bennett, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 69 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. Now that Marcellus knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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