The Nyack Red Hawks will head out to take on the Clarkstown South Vikings at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Nyack is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Nyack finally turned things around against Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 30-8 margin over the Force. The Red Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Nyack had a senior duo take command as Ty'Lyn Blackwell-Williams rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Sean Clermont rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Those 66 rushing yards gave Blackwell-Williams a new career-high.
Nyack was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 63.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 198.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Clarkstown South brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They came out on top against Clarkstown North by a score of 33-25 on Sunday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Rams are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nyack's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Clarkstown South, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Nyack was taken down by Clarkstown South 37-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Nyack avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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