The Fairport Red Raiders will face off against the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairport's defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so Rush-Henrietta's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Fairport will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against McQuaid Jesuit on Friday. Fairport walked away with a 31-21 victory over McQuaid Jesuit.
Meanwhile, Rush-Henrietta came into Friday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Pittsford by a score of 28-17 on Friday.
Rush-Henrietta's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brendan Mangone, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Justin Medina, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Medina is now averaging an impressive 101.4 rushing yards per game.
Rush-Henrietta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Fairport's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Rush-Henrietta, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Fairport strolled past Rush-Henrietta in their previous meeting on October 5th by a score of 21-7. Will Fairport repeat their success, or does Rush-Henrietta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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