Football Game Preview: Ithaca Little Red vs. Elmira/Southside Express

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 12:29am

Football Preview: Ithaca Little Red vs. Elmira/Southside Express

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Ithaca is 0-10 against Elmira/Southside since September of 2014 but things could change on Saturday. The Ithaca Little Red will host the Elmira/Southside Express at 12:00 p.m.

Ithaca will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 48-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Dryden by a score of 21-19.

Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last game, Elmira/Southside made sure to put some points up on the board against Vestal on Friday. Everything went Elmira/Southside's way against Vestal as Elmira/Southside made off with a 43-21 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Express have posted against the Golden Bears since September 19, 2014.

Deonte Clark had a dynamite game for Elmira/Southside, rushing for 999 yards while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 999 receiving yards. Clark torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 99 yards.

Ithaca's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Elmira/Southside, the win got them back to even at 1-1.

Ithaca was dealt a bruising 70-8 loss at the hands of Elmira/Southside when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Will Ithaca have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.

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