For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Middletown and Port Jervis have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Saturday. The Middie Bears took a blow against the Raiders, falling 55-21. While losing is never fun, the Middie Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Raiders are ranked 29th).
Leading Port Jervis to victory were Dylan Fox and Amato Natale. Fox rushed for 125 yards and four TDs on only 11 carries, while Natale rushed for 138 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 138 rushing yards gave Natale a new career-high.
Middletown now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Port Jervis, the victory was the eighth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Coming up, Middletown is taking a road trip to take on Newburgh Free Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Middie Bears' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Port Jervis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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