Ossining has gone 8-1 against Mount Vernon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Ossining Pride will venture away from home to challenge the Mount Vernon Knights at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ossining is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] by a score of 34-26 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pride.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jyquis Ramirez and he. Ramirez rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Ossining didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sean Frith and Thomas McCormack. The dominant performance also gave McCormack a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ossining was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Force 37-6 on the road. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 22 points or more this season.
Ossining's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mount Vernon, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went Ossining's way against Mount Vernon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Ossining made off with a 37-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ossining since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps