After two games on the road, Burke Catholic is heading back home. They will welcome the Spackenkill Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Burke Catholic: 10, Spackenkill: 14.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Burke Catholic's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when New Paltz offense got past them. Burke Catholic came out on top against New Paltz by a score of 44-31 last Friday.
It was another big night for Justin Mazzie, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
Burke Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Burke Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lucas Rodriguez-Lopez and Liam Gralton.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Spackenkill can now relate to. They fell 25-14 to the Bulldogs last Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Spartans have let down their home crowd.
Although Spackenkill took the loss, they still got scores from Elias Lopez and Rell Anderson.
Burke Catholic pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for Spackenkill, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Burke Catholic has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 236.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Spackenkill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148.6. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Burke Catholic took their win against Spackenkill when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-11. Will Burke Catholic repeat their success, or does Spackenkill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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