Football Preview: Arlington Admirals vs. John Jay Patriots
The Arlington Admirals are taking a road trip to face off against the John Jay Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. John Jay took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Arlington, who comes in off a win.
Arlington took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against New Rochelle by a score of 13-6.
Arlington can attribute much of their success to Ryan Rancourt, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Anthony Russo, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Russo a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, John Jay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a hard 27-10 fall against Scarsdale. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Patriots couldn't push the score so high this time.
Arlington's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for John Jay, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Arlington took their victory against John Jay in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 42-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was John Jay's Brady Feliciotto, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 219 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Arlington still be able to contain Feliciotto? There's only one way to find out.
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