Fayetteville-Manlius was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 47-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Northstars are ranked 44th).
When it comes to explaining why Fayetteville-Manlius lost, don't look at Jack Hearn. Despite the final result, he rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 171 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes. Colin Clark handled things on the ground, rushing for 100 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Fayetteville-Manlius was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Fayetteville-Manlius' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Cicero-North Syracuse, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Fayetteville-Manlius does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cicero-North Syracuse, they will head out on the road to take on Liverpool at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Liverpool will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Cicero-North Syracuse surely won't give up without a fight.
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