Football Preview: Putnam Valley Tigers vs. Woodlands Falcons
The Putnam Valley Tigers will take on the Woodlands Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Putnam Valley's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Woodlands has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Putnam Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road last Saturday with ease, bagging a 49-6 win over Hastings. With that victory, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 27.5 points per game.
Andre Tarrant continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Putnam Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Woodlands was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 38-32 to Port Chester.
The win got Putnam Valley back to even at 2-2. As for Woodlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Putnam Valley won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, slipping by Woodlands 7-6. Will Putnam Valley repeat their success, or does Woodlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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