A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats dukes it out withthe Pleasantville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Byram Hills blew past Irvington, posting a 42-14 win at home. Considering the Bobcats have won three contests by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Pleasantville entered their tilt with Nanuet on Sunday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Golden Knights as they made off with a 33-7 victory. The Panthers pushed the score to 27-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Pleasantville's win came down to the chemistry between Mason Rizzi and his top target Nick Reich. Rizzi threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes while Reich picked up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Reich didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Byram Hills and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Pleasantville, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Byram Hills was taken down by Pleasantville 42-10 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Byram Hills, Daniel Picart (who rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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