The Rye Country Day Wildcats will head out to face off against the Hopkins Hilltoppers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rye Country Day is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Rye Country Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Dalton by a score of 24-13. 24 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Rye Country Day got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Amir Hogans out in front who picked up 48 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 100 yards on only 13 carries. Another signal caller making a difference was Colin Lauri, who threw for 154 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Rye Country Day's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Alex Vlasto with four.
Meanwhile, Hopkins strolled past Newark Academy with points to spare last Saturday, taking the game 22-8. Given the Hilltoppers' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 58th in Connecticut, while the Minutemen are ranked 333rd in New Jersey), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rye Country Day's record is now 2-5. As for Hopkins, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Rye Country Day came up short against Hopkins when the teams last played back in September, falling 22-9. Can Rye Country Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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