Football Game Preview: Pine Plains/Rhinebeck vs. Pawling Tigers

Pine Plains/Rhinebeck hasn't had much luck against Pawling recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Pine Plains/Rhinebeck is taking a road trip to take on Pawling at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Pine Plains/Rhinebeck is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Livingston Manor-Roscoe Central, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Pine Plains/Rhinebeck was ranked ninth). Pine Plains/Rhinebeck never let Livingston Manor-Roscoe Central get on the board and left with a 34-0 win on Friday.

Meanwhile, Pawling put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over Taconic Hills.

Pawling's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Pine Plains/Rhinebeck, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Pine Plains/Rhinebeck suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Pawling in their previous matchup back in September of 2024. Can Pine Plains/Rhinebeck avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.