The Hand Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Xavier Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hand is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Cheshire, who was ranked 19th at the time (Hand was ranked 13th). The Tigers were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 28-27 to the Rams. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Hand might have lost, but man, Lucca Boyce was a machine: he rushed for 183 yards and two scores while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Stone Leckey, who picked up 35 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Meanwhile, Xavier ended up a good deal behind Sheehan on Friday and lost 28-14. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Xavier's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hand, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Hand against Xavier when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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