Football Preview: Northport Tigers vs. Smithtown East Bulls
Northport has gone 3-0 against Smithtown East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Northport Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Smithtown East Bulls at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Northport lost to East Islip on the road by a 41-27 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Redmen are ranked 26th).
Loss or not, Northport got some senior leadership from Enrique Hernandez and Christian Campoli. Hernandez threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, while Campoli picked up 76 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 258 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Hernandez. A healthy portion of Hernandez's aerial production (112 yards to be exact) also went to Greyson Cabrera.
Meanwhile, Smithtown East fell victim to Bellport and their airtight defense on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 43-0 loss at the hands of the Clippers. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulls in their matchups with the Clippers: they've now lost four in a row.
Northport's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Smithtown East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Northport strolled past Smithtown East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-7. Does Northport have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithtown East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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