Football Game Preview: Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East Tigers vs. Lockport Lions

Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East has gone a perfect 5-0 against Lockport recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Lions at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East has three straight victories, Lockport has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Friday, Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East was able to grind out a solid win over Jamestown, taking the game 14-7. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Red & Green are ranked 66th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jimmy Valentine

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/03/25 @ Jamestown	172
10/11/24 @ Frontier	157
09/26/25 vs Clarence	140
10/18/24 vs Lockport	140
09/20/25 vs Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors	120

Jimmy Valentine produced another solid performance rushing for 172 yards and two TDs on only 15 carries. Those 172 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jack Eskridge also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, Lockport took a blow against Lancaster on Saturday, falling 67-14.

Lockport's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.

Everything came up roses for Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East against Lockport in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 47-7 win. In that game, the Tigers amassed a halftime lead of 33-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.