The Iroquois Redhawks will head out to square off against the South Park Sparks at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Iroquois is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Lake Shore: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Iroquois blew Lake Shore out of the water with a 49-12 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Redhawks had established a 36 point advantage.
Justus Kleitz had a dynamite game for Iroquois, throwing for 368 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Sam Donovan also helped out as he racked up 118 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, South Park put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Williamsville South 36-6 at home. Given the Sparks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Billies are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Iroquois and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for South Park, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Iroquois came up short against South Park in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, falling 36-28. Thankfully for Iroquois, Clarence Thomas (who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns) 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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