On Thursday Morrisville-Eaton will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Frankfort-Schuyler Maroon Knights at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Morrisville-Eaton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: West Canada Valley, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Morrisville-Eaton was ranked third). Morrisville-Eaton blew past West Canada Valley 56-0 on Friday.
It was another big night for Mason Marland, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Horton, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
Morrisville-Eaton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Morrisville-Eaton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Mudge and Carter Highers.
Meanwhile, Frankfort-Schuyler put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 50-24 margin over Bishop Grimes.
Morrisville-Eaton's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Frankfort-Schuyler, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Morrisville-Eaton took a serious blow against Frankfort-Schuyler in their previous meeting back in September, falling 46-6. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Morrisville-Eaton was down 26-0.
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