The John Jay Patriots will face off against the Mamaroneck Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
John Jay fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against North Rockland on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 17-14. 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 201st, while the Raiders are ranked 65th).
Although John Jay took the loss, they still got scores from Logan Lawrence and Vinny Angioletti.
Even if they lost, John Jay's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nicholas Procaccino and Ayden Vitale, who racked up six sacks between them. Vitale also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Mamaroneck hadn't done well against New Rochelle recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Mamaroneck snuck past New Rochelle with a 16-12 win.
John Jay dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mamaroneck, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
John Jay ended up a good deal behind Mamaroneck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 28-13. Will John Jay have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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