The Pearl River Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Nanuet Golden Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Pearl River turned things around against Pleasantville on Saturday. They blew past the Panthers 38-17. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirates have posted against the Panthers since October 26, 2019.
TJ Lanese
| 10/18/25 vs Pleasantville | 166 |
| 09/05/25 vs Tappan Zee | 162 |
| 10/05/24 @ Nanuet | 157.4 |
| 09/12/24 vs Hendrick Hudson | 142.1 |
| 09/28/24 vs Westlake | 131.3 |
A big part of Pearl River's win came down to the chemistry between TJ Lanese and his top target Carter Kalchbenner. Lanese threw for 217 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes while Kalchbenner picked up 113 receiving yards and four scores. The dominant performance also gave Lanese a new career-high in passer rating (166). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Tommy Mahoney, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nanuet). They claimed a resounding 35-6 victory over Putnam Valley. The Golden Knights haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Pearl River now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Nanuet, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-4.
Pearl River came out on top in a nail-biter against Nanuet in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 20-18. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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