After each having a week off, the South Hadley Tigers and the Holyoke Purple Knights will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. South Hadley will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, South Hadley strolled past Pathfinder RVT with points to spare, taking the game 27-9.
Meanwhile, a win for Holyoke just wasn't in the cards last Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against East Longmeadow, falling 35-14. The Purple Knights haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Holyoke didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Devin Velez and Jayden Cauley-Guzman.
South Hadley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.7 points per game. As for Holyoke, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
South Hadley strolled past Holyoke in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 20-6. Will South Hadley repeat their success, or does Holyoke have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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