The Schenectady Patriots will take on the Colonie Central Wolfpack at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Schenectady's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five matchups, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Schenectady's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Shenendehowa on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-0 loss at the hands of the Plainsmen. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Plainsmen are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Colonie Central). They managed a 28-22 victory over Albany on Saturday. The win was some much needed relief for the Wolfpack as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Schenectady better focus on containing Steven Thomas and Mason Grimes as the pair were huge in Colonie Central's win. Thomas threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns, while Grimes rushed for 55 yards and a pair of TDs. Thomas' passing game has become a key predictor of Colonie Central's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise.
Colonie Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Fruscio and Derek Nash. Nash also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with ten.
Colonie Central's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-3. As for Schenectady, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Schenectady was taken down by Colonie Central 40-12 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Patriots were down 27-6.
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