On Friday, Yorktown faced Rye in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Yorktown Huskers took a 34-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rye Garnets. That makes it the first time this season the Huskers have let down their home crowd.
Tyler Galante and Kaden Gonzalez certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Galante picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Gonzalez threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns.
Yorktown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brady Mceniry and Brady Mcenroe.
It was another big night for Carson Miller, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns for Rye. Those 79 rushing yards gave Miller a new career-high. Rye also got a significant boost from Ty Ramachandran, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
Yorktown's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Rye, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Yorktown will head out on the road to take on Brewster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brewster is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning Yorktown will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Rye, they will welcome Harrison at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Rye: 11.9, Harrison: 14.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
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