Football Game Preview: Holgate Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:43am

Football Preview: Holgate Tigers vs. Danbury Lakers

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The Holgate Tigers are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Danbury Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, Holgate was fully in charge, breezing past Stryker 52-12 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Danbury faced Stryker in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Danbury put the hurt on Stryker with a sharp 52-26 victory.

Drake Turinsky had a dynamite game for Danbury, rushing for 198 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.

Holgate's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Danbury, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Everything came up roses for Holgate against Danbury in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 58-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holgate since the squad 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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