Irondequoit gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 43-0 victory over the Eastridge Lancers. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Lancers are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Irondequoit had a senior duo take command as Cameron Freeman rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries and Taiden Makubire rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. Freeman got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 71 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Wynn, who rushed for 91 yards on only eight carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Irondequoit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Irondequoit wouldn't let Eastridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Irondequoit can thank Cristian Freeman and Anthony Major for forcing both of them. Freeman also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble, making four total tackles, and defending a pass.
Irondequoit is headed away from home for the first time to face off against Webster Thomas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Eastridge, they will take on Honeoye Falls-Lima at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastridge will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
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