Football Preview: Grand Island Vikings vs. Williamsville East Flames
Grand Island has gone 6-0 against Williamsville East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Grand Island Vikings will square off against the Williamsville East Flames at 7:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Grand Island after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 28-16 to Williamsville South. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Billies: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Williamsville East, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past Hamburg 28-0 at home on Thursday. The game marked the Flames' most dominant win of the season.
Williamsville East relied on the efforts of Ryan Mckinnon, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and Joe Santoro, who picked up 115 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Williamsville East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Reid Ciocca.
Grand Island's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Williamsville East, they pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Grand Island beat Williamsville East 20-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Grand Island repeat their success, or does Williamsville East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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