The Massena Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Beekmantown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Massena came up short against Gouverneur and fell 28-16. The Raiders have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Beekmantown never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over Saranac. The Eagles pushed the score to 29-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans had little chance of recovering from.
Josh Sand was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 17 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Beekmantown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Massena's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Beekmantown, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Massena was dealt a bruising 42-12 defeat at the hands of Beekmantown in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. Can Massena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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