After two games on the road, Long Island City is heading back home. They will welcome the Springfield Gardens Golden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Long Island City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Long Island City didn't have too much trouble with Beach Channel on the road as they won 30-12.
Long Island City had a senior duo take command as Carter Dumas rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries and Josh Canela rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Dumas' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. Tim Hernandez was in the mix too, providing Long Island City with two touchdowns.
Long Island City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Armani Johnson and David Mcclain. Mcclain also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Long Island City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Springfield Gardens beat Jefferson 18-12 on Saturday.
Long Island City's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Springfield Gardens, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Long Island City ended up a good deal behind Springfield Gardens in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 18-0. Can Long Island City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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