Island Trees hasn't had much luck against East Rockaway recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Island Trees Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the East Rockaway Rocks at 7:00 p.m. East Rockaway took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Island Trees, who comes in off a win.
Island Trees is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Valley Stream South with a sharp 53-29 win on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, East Rockaway entered their matchup against Wantagh on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East Rockaway had to suffer through a 54-16 loss at the hands of Wantagh. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Warriors are ranked 41st).
The victory got Island Trees back to even at 2-2. As for East Rockaway, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Island Trees strolled past East Rockaway when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-12. Does Island Trees have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Rockaway turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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