After both having extra time off, Bathgate and the South Bronx Phoenix will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bathgate will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 31-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene two weeks ago. They skirted past Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy 26-24.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Bronx). They claimed a resounding 41-6 win over Morris. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Phoenix as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Bathgate's win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for South Bronx, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Bathgate ended up a good deal behind South Bronx when the teams last played back in January, losing 28-14. Can Bathgate avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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