The Rye Garnets had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 33-18 victory over Nyack. 33 seems to be a good number for Rye as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Rye was led to victory by Jake Kessner and AJ Miller. Kessner picked up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Miller threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes. Kessner was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 63 yards. Chris Iuliano was in the mix too, providing Rye with two touchdowns.
Rye's victory was their sixth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 7-2. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 7-1 Ardsley and 7-2 Clarkstown South (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 60.6% over those games). As for Nyack, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Rye will be playing in front of their home fans against Ardsley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nyack, they will head out on the road to face off against Nanuet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
