The Highland Huskies will challenge the New Paltz Huguenots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
New Paltz is hoping to do what Fallsburg couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Highland's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Highland's defense stepped up to hand Fallsburg a 21-0 shutout. Considering the Huskies have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Paltz). They were the clear victor by a 33-8 margin over Liberty on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Huguenots as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
A big part of New Paltz's victory came down to the chemistry between Nick Drewnowski and his top target Nicolas Horowitz. Drewnowski rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries while Horowitz rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Drewnowski also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Paltz was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 215.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for New Paltz, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Highland beat New Paltz 14-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Will Highland repeat their success, or does New Paltz have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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