The Green Tech Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ichabod Crane Riders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Green Tech will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lansingburgh on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 22-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Green Tech fell just short of Lansingburgh by a score of 29-26. Despite 211 more yards than the Knights, the Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Green Tech got top-tier performance from Jayden Mikel, who threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mikel a new career-high in rushing yards. Tyree Johnson was Mikel's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ichabod Crane was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 13-8 to Cohoes. The Riders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Green Tech's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Ichabod Crane, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Green Tech suffered a grim 48-24 defeat to Ichabod Crane in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Green Tech, Zion Evans (who rushed for 336 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown) 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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