The New Paltz Huguenots have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Wallkill Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
New Paltz is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Burke Catholic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 44-31 to Burke Catholic. The Huguenots haven't had much luck with the recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, New Paltz got top-tier performance from Ben Gabriels, who picked up 107 receiving yards and four touchdowns. New Paltz is undefeated when Gabriels posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. Malcolm Dillehay also helped out with an impressive 88 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Wallkill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 54-33 to Goshen Central.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jj Detz, who threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt. Kent Glasgow helped Detz out on the ground, rushing for 127 yards on only 14 carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
New Paltz now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Wallkill, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
New Paltz took a serious blow against Wallkill in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 44-6. Thankfully for New Paltz, Chris Bartolone (who threw for 262 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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