Football Preview: Schuylerville Horses vs. Voorheesville Blackbirds
Schuylerville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Voorheesville Blackbirds at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Voorheesville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Schuylerville, who comes in off a win.
Schuylerville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 69-27 victory over Granville/Whitehall. With the Horses ahead 48-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Schuylerville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landen Cumm, who rushed for 221 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Cumm a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ollie Bolduc, who rushed for 137 yards on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Schuylerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 494 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Schuylerville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bolduc and Ben VanVeghten.
Meanwhile, Voorheesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 26-25 to Watervliet/Heatly.
Schuylerville's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Voorheesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Schuylerville against Voorheesville when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as the squad secured a 48-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Schuylerville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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