Football Preview: Somers Tuskers vs. Cornwall Central Dragons
The Somers Tuskers will take on the Cornwall Central Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Somers comes in on 25 and Cornwall Central on ten.
Somers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Averill Park 29-8. Considering the Tuskers have won eight matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cornwall Central was able to grind out a solid win over Vestal on Saturday, taking the game 25-12. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cornwall Central found their leader in sophomore Jordan Bishop, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Bishop's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 128 rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cornwall Central's defense and their four sacks. Quadir Truluck was especially locked on to Vestal's QB and sacked him twice.
Cornwall Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vestal only rushed for 34.
Cornwall Central's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Somers, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Everything went Somers' way against Cornwall Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, as Somers made off with a 28-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somers since the team 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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