The Union-Endicott Tigers will face off against the Waverly Wolverines at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are still undefeated (Union-Endicott has three wins , while Waverly has four dating back to last season).
On Friday, Union-Endicott strolled past Elmira/Southside with points to spare, taking the game 26-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waverly). They breezed past Johnson City to the tune of 49-7 on Friday. With the Wolverines ahead 28-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Union-Endicott better focus on containing Cooper Robinson and Ben Shaw as the pair were huge in Waverly's win. Robinson gained 188 total yards and two touchdowns, while Shaw rushed for 21 yards and a pair of scores. The dominant performance also gave Robinson a new career-high in rushing yards (108).
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Waverly's defense and their four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.
Waverly's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Union-Endicott, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Union-Endicott and Waverly were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, but Union-Endicott came up empty-handed after a 23-22 loss. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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