Saugerties is 0-3 against Cornwall Central since October of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Saugerties Sawyers are taking a road trip to take on the Cornwall Central Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Saugerties' defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Cornwall Central's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Saturday, Saugerties came up short against Beacon and fell 21-14.
Meanwhile, Cornwall Central waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Middie Bears with a 17-12 win. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Middie Bears are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cornwall Central found their leader in underclassman Jordan Bishop, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown. Bishop's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Saugerties' loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Cornwall Central, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Saugerties was taken down by Cornwall Central 63-20 in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. Thankfully for Saugerties, Aidan Semo (who threw for 239 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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