The Canastota Red Raiders will face off against the Adirondack Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Adirondack is facing Canastota at the wrong time: Canastota suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 34-14 to the Lions. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adirondack). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Holland Patent 46-6 at home. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
John Hennessey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Mcgrath, who threw for 120 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Adirondack was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Adirondack wouldn't let Holland Patent keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Adirondack can thank Dakota Bourgeois and Breandon Hoffman for forcing both of them.
Canastota's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Adirondack, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Canastota came up short against Adirondack in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 14-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Adirondack's Braden White, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes. Now that Canastota knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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