The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets will head out to face off against the Fairport Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rush-Henrietta is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Rush-Henrietta will bounce into Friday's game after beating Pittsford, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Rush-Henrietta walked away with a 28-17 victory over Pittsford on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Royal Comets as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Rush-Henrietta can attribute much of their success to Brendan Mangone, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Justin Medina, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Mangone has posted since back in September.
Rush-Henrietta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fairport and McQuaid Jesuit met for a duel on Friday where Fairport came out on top. Fairport took their contest against McQuaid Jesuit 31-21. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Raiders considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Rush-Henrietta's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Fairport, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Things could have been worse for Rush-Henrietta, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-7 loss to Fairport in their previous matchup on October 5th. Can Rush-Henrietta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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