Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Paltz). They secured a 34-29 W over the Highland Huskies on Saturday. New Paltz's victory was all the more impressive since the Huskies were averaging only 12.29 points allowed on the season.
A big part of New Paltz's win came down to the chemistry between Nick Drewnowski and his top target Ben Gabriels. Drewnowski threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Gabriels picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Drewnowski also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because New Paltz is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The victory made it two in a row for New Paltz and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Highland, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Paltz will welcome Saugerties at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. New Paltz is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Highland, they will host Monticello at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Highland's defense has only allowed 12.3 points per game this season, so Monticello's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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