The Saugerties Sawyers will challenge the Beacon Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Saugerties: 11, Beacon: 14.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Saugerties is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Liberty 40-6 on the road on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Sawyers considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Beacon has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.25 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took a blow against Port Jervis, falling 49-12. That makes it the first time this season the Bulldogs have let down their home crowd.
Although Beacon took the loss, they still got scores from Giovanni Bowley and Jaden Jones.
Saugerties' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Beacon, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
Saugerties took their win against Beacon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 27-6. In that matchup, Saugerties amassed a halftime lead of 27-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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