The Herkimer Magicians will square off against the Notre Dame Jugglers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Herkimer's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four games, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-3, which was the final score in Herkimer's tilt against Lowville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Magicians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Notre Dame waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Blue Devils, sneaking past 26-24.
Notre Dame found their leader in sophomore D'Marco Santiago, who rushed for 178 yards and two scores while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 53 receiving yards. Santiago has become a key player for the Jugglers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Clyde Taylor, who picked up 103 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Herkimer's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Notre Dame, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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