Mount Vernon is 1-8 against Ossining since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mount Vernon Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ossining Pride at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ossining is hoping to do what Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Mount Vernon's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mount Vernon blew past Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers], posting a 37-6 win on the road. Considering the Knights have won three contests by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ossining). They came out on top against Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] by a score of 34-26 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pride.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jyquis Ramirez and he. Ramirez rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Ossining didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sean Frith and Thomas McCormack. The dominant performance also gave McCormack a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ossining was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Mount Vernon now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Ossining, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Mount Vernon suffered a grim 37-16 defeat to Ossining in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Mount Vernon, Anthony Lofaro (who rushed for 366 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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