There's no place like home for Poly Prep Country Day, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Luke's Storm on Thursday, sneaking past 27-24.
A big part of Poly Prep Country Day's victory came down to the chemistry between Connor Igoe and his top target Nate Rosenblatt. Igoe threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Rosenblatt gained 168 total yards and four touchdowns.
Poly Prep Country Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why St. Luke's lost, don't look at Austin Glosserman. Despite the final result, he picked up 165 receiving yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Enzo Pansini, who threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns.
Poly Prep Country Day's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for St. Luke's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Poly Prep Country Day will welcome Morristown-Beard at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Luke's, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Capital Prep at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Luke's is facing Capital Prep at the right time seeing as Capital Prep is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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