If Yorktown was riding high fresh off their 49-14 takedown of John Jay last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Yorktown Huskers were just a hair shy of victory on Saturday and fell 27-26 to the Fox Lane Foxes. The Huskers were up 13-0 in the first but couldn't hold on to the lead.
When it comes to explaining why Yorktown lost, don't look at Kaden Gonzalez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns. Those 84 rushing yards gave Gonzalez a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Yorktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Yorktown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyler Galante and Brady Mcenroe.
Yorktown's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Fox Lane, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yorktown will venture away from home to face off against Mahopac at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Yorktown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season. As for Fox Lane, they will head out to square off against Brewster at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brewster's defense has only allowed nine points per game this season, so Fox Lane's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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