Elmira/Southside has gone 10-0 against Ithaca recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Elmira/Southside Express will venture away from home to square off against the Ithaca Little Red at 12:00 p.m. Elmira/Southside will be strutting in after a victory while Ithaca will be coming in after a loss.
Elmira/Southside will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Vestal on Friday. Everything went Elmira/Southside's way against Vestal as Elmira/Southside made off with a 43-21 win. The Express pushed the score to 40-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Deonte Clark was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 999 yards while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 999 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 99 yards.
Meanwhile, Ithaca didn't have quite enough to beat Dryden on Friday and fell 21-19.
The victory got Elmira/Southside back to even at 1-1. As for Ithaca, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Elmira/Southside against Ithaca when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as the squad secured a 70-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elmira/Southside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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