Football Preview: Corning-Painted Post Hawks vs. Elmira/Southside Express
Corning-Painted Post has gone 9-1 against Elmira/Southside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Corning-Painted Post Hawks will face off against the Elmira/Southside Express at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Elmira/Southside is hoping to do what Vestal couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Corning-Painted Post's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Corning-Painted Post blew past Vestal, posting a 45-6 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 39 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Elmira/Southside had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Little Red a 32-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Express.
Elmira/Southside now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Corning-Painted Post, their record now sits at 6-2.
Corning-Painted Post beat Elmira/Southside 24-12 in their previous meeting back in October. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corning-Painted Post since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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