Peru is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Saranac is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Nighthawks will welcome the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Peru beats Saranac with 27 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Nighthawks breezed past AuSable Valley to the tune of 27-0 on Friday. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Patriots are ranked 497th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Brody Blaise-Smith and Jake Frechette were among the main playmakers for Peru as the former rushed for 86 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries and the latter threw for 140 yards and one touchdown. Blaise-Smith has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Peru's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Layden Delaronde was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
Meanwhile, while Saranac put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Saranac Lake. The Spartans blew past the Red Storm 40-0.
Peru's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Saranac, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Peru took their win against Saranac when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 41-15 score. Will the Nighthawks repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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