After each having a week off, the Tuckahoe Tigers and the Haldane Blue Devils will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Tuckahoe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
Tuckahoe's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They put the hurt on Woodlands with a sharp 26-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Declan Connolly and Logan Bogetti. Connolly rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries while Bogetti rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Tuckahoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 271 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tuckahoe's defense and their three sacks. Vin Justino was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Meanwhile, Haldane fell victim to Dobbs Ferry and their airtight defense last Friday. They had to suffer through a 27-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Tuckahoe pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.0 points per game. As for Haldane, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Tuckahoe didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Haldane when the teams last played back in September, but they still walked away with a 12-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuckahoe since the squad 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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