For the second straight game, Holland Patent will face off against Cazenovia. The Golden Knights will venture away from home to take on the Lakers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Holland Patent has given up an average of 32.5 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Holland Patent's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Cazenovia on Saturday. They were dealt a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Lakers. While losing is never fun, the Golden Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Lakers are ranked 94th).
Holland Patent better keep an eye on Robert Livingston. He was instrumental in Cazenovia's win, rushing for 100 yards and one TD on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 238 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Livingston a new career-high in passer rating (165.2). Another player making a difference was Finnegan Smith, who rushed for 24 yards and two scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Cazenovia proved: they limited Holland Patent to a paltry -4 yards per carry. The Lakers' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.1.
The victory keeps Cazenovia at an undefeated 8-0. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 33.9 points this season. As for Holland Patent, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Saturday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Ethan Briggs and Livingston. Briggs just won't slow down this season and has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 198.2 passing yards per game. Livingston has been a dominant force too and has thrown 20 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 201.2 passing yards per game.
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