The Albion Purple Eagles will take on the Dunkirk Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses dating back to last season for Albion and six for Dunkirk dating back to last season.
Albion's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lackawanna on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Steelers on the road and fell 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Purple Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Steelers are ranked 179th).
Meanwhile, Dunkirk came up short against Olean on Friday and fell 14-7.
Albion's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Dunkirk, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Albion lost to Dunkirk at home by a decisive 40-26 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Albion, Mike Hanlon (who rushed for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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