The General Brown Lions will square off against the Adirondack Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. General Brown will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
General Brown will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 21) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bishop Ludden 50-48. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Gaelic Knights are ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Adirondack's game on Saturday was all tied up 6-6 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 20-12 victory over Solvay.
John Hennessey was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown.
General Brown's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Adirondack, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
General Brown came up short against Adirondack when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 30-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hennessey, who rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 112 yards while completing 83.3% of his passes. Now that General Brown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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