Football Game Recap: Fayetteville-Manlius vs. Rome Free Academy

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out between Fayetteville-Manlius and Rome Free Academy. Fayetteville-Manlius were fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Rome Free Academy 48-7. That result was just more of the same for Fayetteville-Manlius, who also won the last time these teams played.

Fayetteville-Manlius' offense rushed out of the gates and came up with 28 first-half points. Meanwhile, Rome Free Academy couldn't get anything going offensively, leaving the score at 28-0 heading into the break. The Fayetteville-Manlius defense stood its ground in the third quarter, giving up 0 and all but finishing the matchup. The win bumped Fayetteville-Manlius' record up to 4-1. Rome Free Academy are still searching for that first win as they fell to 0-5.

Fayetteville-Manlius will take on West Genesee at home at 7:00 PM next week. Unlike Fayetteville-Manlius, West Genesee will be limping in after taking a loss. Rome Free Academy will stay at home against Proctor at 7:00 PM. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so their meeting could be a low-scoring affair.

See how Fayetteville-Manlius vs. Rome Free Academy plays out in the box score here

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