Rush-Henrietta is 0-7 against Aquinas Institute since November of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets will head out on the road to square off against the Aquinas Institute Little Irish at 6:00 p.m.
Rush-Henrietta fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Penfield on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to the Patriots. The Royal Comets' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Meanwhile, after only nine points in their last match, Aquinas Institute made sure to put some points up on the board against Pittsford on Thursday. Aquinas Institute simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pittsford 35-7 on the road. With that victory, the Little Irish brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Aquinas Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Rush-Henrietta's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Aquinas Institute, their record now sits at 4-2.
Rush-Henrietta took a serious blow against Aquinas Institute when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aquinas Institute's Trent Buttles, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Rush-Henrietta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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