Football Recap: Burke Catholic vs. New Paltz Huguenots
Burke Catholic had won five straight games and Justin Mazzie did his part to make it six on Friday. Burke Catholic came out on top against the New Paltz Huguenots by a score of 44-31 thanks in part to Mazzie, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
Despite the loss, New Paltz still got an impressive performance from Ben Gabriels, who picked up 107 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Gabriels has become a key player for New Paltz: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. Malcolm Dillehay also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 88 receiving yards.
Burke Catholic's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for New Paltz, they moved to 4-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Burke Catholic will host Spackenkill at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burke Catholic's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so Spackenkill's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for New Paltz, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Wallkill, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. New Paltz is facing Wallkill at the right time seeing as Wallkill is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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