The Minisink Valley Warriors and the Port Jervis Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Minisink Valley comes in on five and Port Jervis on seven.
Minisink Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over Washingtonville on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Wizards are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Port Jervis). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Saugerties 62-13 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won six matches by 32 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Anthony Theodore, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Dylan Fox, who threw for 195 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Port Jervis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Minisink Valley's record is now 6-1. As for Port Jervis, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Minisink Valley against Port Jervis when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Minisink Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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