Football Game Preview: Corning-Painted Post Hawks vs. Ithaca Little Red

Corning-Painted Post is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Ithaca a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Corning-Painted Post Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Ithaca Little Red at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Corning-Painted Post is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Elmira/Southside on Friday. They lost 34-8 to the Express. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Ithaca came up short against Susquehanna Valley last Friday and fell 28-18.

Corning-Painted Post's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Ithaca, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.

Everything came up roses for Corning-Painted Post against Ithaca in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-6 win. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Little Red have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.