Red Jacket will venture away from home to take on the Pembroke Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Red Jacket has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Pembroke will arrive with 15 straight wins.
Red Jacket is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Holley, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Red Jacket was ranked fourth). Red Jacket lost 42-20 to Holley on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Pembroke was able to grind out a solid victory over Moravia two weeks ago, taking the game 50-42.
Caleb Felski was a one-man wrecking crew for Pembroke as he rushed for 315 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Felski didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made nine total tackles, and made nine total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pembroke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 283 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pembroke's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Bridge and Lj Ferreira. Bridge is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Red Jacket's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Pembroke, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Red Jacket was dealt a bruising 66-20 defeat at the hands of Pembroke in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Red Jacket, Tyson Totten (who rushed for 384 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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