After flying high against Fallsburg last Thursday, Highland came back down to earth. The Highland Huskies took a 34-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Paltz Huguenots. That makes it the first time this season the Huskies have let down their home crowd.
A big part of New Paltz's victory came down to the chemistry between Nick Drewnowski and his top target Ben Gabriels. Drewnowski threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Gabriels picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Drewnowski also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because New Paltz is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Highland moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for New Paltz, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland will host Monticello at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Highland's defense has only allowed 12.3 points per game this season, so Monticello's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for New Paltz, they will challenge Saugerties at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. New Paltz is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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