Stratford is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Amherst is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Stratford Tigers will host the Amherst Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Stratford's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
If Stratford beats Amherst with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Stratford claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Marathon on the road. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Amherst beat Weyauwega-Fremont 25-21 on Friday. The 25-point effort marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Stratford's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Amherst, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Everything went Stratford's way against Amherst in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Stratford made off with a 33-13 victory. Does Stratford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Amherst turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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