Football Preview: Thousand Islands Vikings vs. Tupper Lake Lumberjacks
The Thousand Islands Vikings will face off against the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Thousand Islands nor Tupper Lake posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Thousand Islands' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Morrisville-Eaton on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Warriors. The Vikings have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Tupper Lake got themselves on the board against Notre Dame on Saturday, but Notre Dame never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Jugglers , sneaking past 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lumberjacks.
Thousand Islands' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Tupper Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Thousand Islands against Tupper Lake in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 66-34 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tupper Lake's Luke Robillard, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Thousand Islands still be able to contain Robillard? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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