Holley hasn't had much luck against Pembroke recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Holley Hawks will welcome the Pembroke Dragons at 1:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Holley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Wellsville/Genessee Valley/Belfast, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Holley was ranked 15th). Holley enjoyed a cozy 44-28 victory over Wellsville/Genessee Valley/Belfast two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Pembroke put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Wellsville/Genessee Valley/Belfast with points to spare, taking the game 64-48. The Dragons' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Caleb Felski continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 512 yards and nine touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Pembroke also got a significant boost from Vijay Dhanda Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
Pembroke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 636 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Holley's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Pembroke, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Holley was dealt a bruising 43-14 defeat at the hands of Pembroke in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Holley was down 34-6.
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