The Penfield Patriots will venture away from home to take on the University Prep Griffins at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Penfield has played have been within three points, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Penfield and Hilton were almost perfectly matched up, but Penfield suffered a 7-6 defeat. The Patriots have struggled against the Cadets recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, University Prep earned a 20-7 victory over Fairport on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Griffins.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead University Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than C.J. Robinson Jr., who rushed for 136 yards while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Robinson Jr. has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin White, who rushed for 70 yards.
University Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Taivon Wilson and Robinson Jr. Dontez Yeager was another major factor on D, making seven total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Penfield's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for University Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Penfield suffered a grim 33-7 defeat to University Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robinson Jr., who rushed for 306 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Penfield 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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