Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spackenkill). They breezed by the Fallsburg Comets to the tune of 47-18 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Spartans have posted since October 27, 2023.
Spackenkill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 90 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 237.7.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Spackenkill's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Wayne-Daniel Russell and Chris Greene, who racked up five sacks between them. Jacob Brandenburg was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Spackenkill, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. As for Fallsburg, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Spackenkill will take on Beacon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Spackenkill is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Beacon a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Fallsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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