Watervliet/Heatly has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Schuylerville Horses at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Watervliet/Heatly is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Taconic Hills on Friday as Watervliet/Heatly made off with a 34-14 victory.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Schuylerville on the road against Voorheesville on Saturday as the squad secured a 48-14 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Schuylerville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landen Cumm, who rushed for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Cumm's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Ollie Bolduc, who rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Schuylerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 445 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Watervliet/Heatly pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Schuylerville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Watervliet/Heatly took a serious blow against Schuylerville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 50-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cumm, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Watervliet/Heatly knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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