The Ramapo Gryphons will head out to face off against the Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] Force at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ramapo will be strutting in after a victory while Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] will be coming in after a defeat.
Ramapo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against White Plains by a score of 40-33 on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Gryphons needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Ramapo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryack Mota and Stevenson Dorisaint. Dorisaint also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ramapo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Nyack, falling 30-8.
Ramapo's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers], their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Ramapo has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 207.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 178.4. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Ramapo lost to Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Can Ramapo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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