The Owego Free Academy River Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Horseheads Blue Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horseheads took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Owego Free Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Owego Free Academy got the win against Norwich by a conclusive 28-6. Given the River Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Purple Tornado are ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Horseheads came up short against Waverly on Friday and fell 34-21. The Blue Raiders were down 27-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The win made it two in a row for Owego Free Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Horseheads, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Owego Free Academy might still be hurting after the 35-12 defeat they got from Horseheads when the teams last played back in September of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Owego Free Academy was down 28-0.
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