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| 09/20/24 - Away | 48-0 W |
| 10/06/23 - Home | 72-12 W |
| 10/14/22 - Away | 82-44 W |
| 09/11/21 - Home | 64-16 W |
Morrisville-Eaton is a perfect 4-0 against Thousand Islands since September of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Mavericks will look to defend their home field against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Morrisville-Eaton comes in on four and Thousand Islands on three.
Morrisville-Eaton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: South Lewis, who was ranked 21st at the time (Morrisville-Eaton was ranked ninth). The Mavericks took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 68-0 victory over the Falcons. The game marked the Mavericks' most dominant win of the season.
Mason Marland produced another solid performance rushing for 129 yards and two scores on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Wesley Dimperio, who rushed for 76 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Morrisville-Eaton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Another reason for the win was Morrisville-Eaton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Cade Zaleski was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Morrisville-Eaton got some further help from Gavin Baker: he picked up a sack and made 19 total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thousand Islands). They breezed past Bishop Grimes to the tune of 46-18 on Friday. The Vikings' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Thousand Islands found their leader in sophomore Thomas Bernhardt, who rushed for 175 yards and one TD while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 71 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jacob Coyne, who gained 50 total yards.
The victory got Thousand Islands back to even at 3-3. As for Morrisville-Eaton, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Morrisville-Eaton against Thousand Islands in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-0 victory. Will the Mavericks repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
