The Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks will face off against the Queensbury Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Saratoga Springs took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-14 win over Schenectady at home. Given the Blue Streaks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Patriots are ranked 392nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Queensbury strolled past La Salle Institute with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-13.
Thomas Collins had an outrageously good game as he picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards. Queensbury also got a significant boost from Jason Chant, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
Queensbury wouldn't let La Salle Institute keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Queensbury can thank Dylan Smith and Aedan McLaughlin for forcing both of them.
The victory got Saratoga Springs back to even at 1-1. As for Queensbury, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Saratoga Springs suffered a grim 43-21 defeat to Queensbury in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Saratoga Springs, Jason Rodriguez (who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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