Yorktown has won four straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Rye has won four straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Yorktown Huskers will challenge the Rye Garnets at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Sunday, Yorktown blew past Mahopac, posting a 42-7 win on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
It was another big night for Kaden Gonzalez, who threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Brady Mcenroe, who picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Rye got themselves on the board against Clarkstown South last Saturday, but Clarkstown South never followed suit. They blew past the Vikings 21-0. The 21-point effort marked the Garnets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Rye's victory came down to the chemistry between Carson Miller and his top target Henry Shoemaker. Miller threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt while Shoemaker picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Shoemaker's longest reception was for an incredible 83 yards.
One reason for the win was Rye's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Nigel Strazzini was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Yorktown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Rye, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Yorktown has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 148 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Rye has preferred to attack from the air: they average 277.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Yorktown and Rye were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in September of 2022, but Yorktown came up empty-handed after a 13-12 loss. Can Yorktown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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