Football Recap: Palmyra-Macedon Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 1:56pm

Football Recap: Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders vs. Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey

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After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Dansville/Wayland-Cohocton, Palmyra-Macedon was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 42-30 victory over Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey. The Red Raiders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the , too.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmyra-Macedon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.

Palmyra-Macedon wouldn't let Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Palmyra-Macedon can thank Tim Batterby and Henry Beaton for forcing both of them.

Palmyra-Macedon's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palmyra-Macedon will square off against Geneva at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmyra-Macedon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season. As for Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey, they will challenge Newark at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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