Football Preview: East Islip Redmen vs. Northport Tigers
East Islip has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Northport Tigers at 6:00 p.m. East Islip knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Northport likes a good challenge.
If East Islip beats Northport with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. East Islip simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat North Babylon 42-7 on the road. Considering the Redmen have won five contests by more than 27 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northport). They blew past Deer Park 49-0 at home on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tigers needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Northport's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Greyson Cabrera led the charge by rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 48 rushing yards gave Cabrera a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Luke Loiacono, who gained 120 total yards and a touchdown.
East Islip's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Northport, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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