The Dover Dragons will square off against the Rondout Valley Ganders at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Dover will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Dover took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Monticello by a score of 31-18.
Conor Drnek and Matt Ogana were among the main playmakers for Dover as the former rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry and the latter gained 121 total yards and three touchdowns. Those 148 rushing yards gave Drnek a new career-high.
Dover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Rondout Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Marlboro Central, falling 35-6.
Rondout Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Dover, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
Dover came up short against Rondout Valley in their previous meeting back in October, falling 20-10. Can Dover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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