The Oneida Express are taking a road trip to square off against Canastota at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oneida has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Canastota will come in with four straight victories.
Oneida's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against General Brown on Friday. They were dealt a 58-0 loss at the hands of the Lions. While losing is never fun, the Express can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Lions are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Canastota won against Holland Patent last Friday with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Canastota blew past Adirondack, posting a 49-13 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Oneida better keep an eye on Mason Roberts. He was instrumental in Canastota's win, rushing for 64 yards and one TD on only five carries, while also throwing for 29 yards and one touchdown.
Canastota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 449 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Canastota's record is now 4-0. As for Oneida, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Oneida came up short against Canastota in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, falling 19-14. Can the Express avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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