After losing to Rondout Valley the last time they met, Spackenkill decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Spackenkill Spartans enjoyed a cozy 24-8 victory over the Rondout Valley Ganders on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Spackenkill can attribute much of their success to Bryan Hoyt, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Spackenkill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 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 contests they've averaged 194.3.
Spackenkill pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rondout Valley, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Spackenkill will face off against Fallsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Spackenkill is facing Fallsburg at the right time seeing as Fallsburg is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Rondout Valley, they will welcome Burke Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burke Catholic's defense has only allowed 7.2 points per game this season, so Rondout Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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