John Jay is on a three-game streak of home losses, New Rochelle a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Sunday. The John Jay Patriots will host the New Rochelle Huguenots at 1:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, John Jay was just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to Suffern.
John Jay's defeat came about despite a quality game from Matt Partridge, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Partridge a new career-high in rushing yards. Logan Lawrence was another key player, punching in two rushing scores.
Meanwhile, a victory for New Rochelle just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 28-7 to Scarsdale. While losing is never fun, the Huguenots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Raiders are ranked 47th).
John Jay's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for New Rochelle, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-5.
Everything came up roses for John Jay against New Rochelle in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 35-0 win. Does John Jay have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Rochelle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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