Fairport is 0-3 against University Prep since October of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Fairport Red Raiders will welcome the University Prep Griffins at 7:00 p.m. Fairport is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Fairport's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 victory over Hilton on the road. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Cadets are ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University Prep). They walked away with a 44-36 win over McQuaid Jesuit on Saturday.
University Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tavion Byrd out in front who threw for 255 yards and five touchdowns. Paris Brooken was Byrd's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fairport's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for University Prep, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Fairport took a serious blow against University Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 47-11. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of University Prep's C.J. Robinson Jr., who rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Fairport knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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