Football Preview: Tupper Lake Lumberjacks vs. Weedsport Warriors
The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Weedsport Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Tupper Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season.
Tupper Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Morrisville-Eaton, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Tupper Lake was ranked 13th). Tupper Lake took a blow against Morrisville-Eaton on Friday, falling 54-24. The loss was the Lumberjacks' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Tupper Lake had strong showings from Luke Robillard, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and Garrett Pelkey, who picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Brayden Shannon was in the mix too, providing Tupper Lake with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Weedsport came into Saturday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Notre Dame 52-8 at home. The Warriors' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Tupper Lake fell to 3-1. As for Weedsport, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Tupper Lake was taken down by Weedsport 80-34 in their previous meeting back in October of 2018. Can Tupper Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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