The Allegany-Limestone Gators will face off against the Pembroke Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Allegany-Limestone is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Wellsville/Genessee Valley/Belfast, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Allegany-Limestone was ranked 19th). Allegany-Limestone fell 22-14 to Wellsville/Genessee Valley/Belfast two weeks ago. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pembroke put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 52-22 victory over Frewsburg. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Dragons considering their two-point performance the match before.
Caleb Felski was his usual excellent self, rushing for 321 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Vijay Dhanda Jr, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pembroke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 465 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Allegany-Limestone now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Pembroke, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Allegany-Limestone was taken down by Pembroke 68-22 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Allegany-Limestone, Tyson Totten (who rushed for 275 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry) 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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