Football Preview: Green Tech Eagles vs. Ichabod Crane Riders
The Green Tech Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Ichabod Crane Riders at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Green Tech will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lansingburgh on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 22-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Green Tech fell just short of Lansingburgh by a score of 29-26. Despite 211 more yards than the Knights, the Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Green Tech might have lost, but man, Jayden Mikel was a machine: he threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mikel a new career-high in rushing yards. Tyree Johnson was Mikel's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ichabod Crane was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 13-8 to Cohoes. The Riders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Green Tech dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ichabod Crane, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Green Tech suffered a grim 48-24 defeat to Ichabod Crane when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Green Tech, Zion Evans (who rushed for 336 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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