Football Preview: Hackley Hornets vs. Riverdale Country Falcons
The Hackley Hornets will square off against the Riverdale Country Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hackley is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Hackley will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 20) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Morristown-Beard 27-25. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since September 22, 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverdale Country). They breezed by Fieldston at home to the tune of 46-0 on Thursday. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 29 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ryan Cohen and he. Cohen rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries while he rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Jonathan Nordlinger is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Bennett Bernard, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverdale Country was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hackley pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Riverdale Country, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Hackley came up short against Riverdale Country when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 28-19. Thankfully for Hackley, James Spiegel (who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) 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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