The Rondout Valley Ganders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dover Dragons at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Rondout Valley is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Rondout Valley is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Marlboro Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rondout Valley was beaten by Marlboro Central 35-6.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dover, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Monticello by a score of 31-18 on Saturday.
Dover's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Conor Drnek, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and Matt Ogana, who gained 121 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Drnek a new career-high in rushing yards.
Dover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Rondout Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Dover, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
Rondout Valley beat Dover 20-10 in their previous matchup back in October. Will Rondout Valley repeat their success, or does Dover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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