The Waterville Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Waterville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Clinton on Saturday as Waterville made off with a 50-26 win.
Meanwhile, Tupper Lake hadn't done well against South Lewis recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Tupper Lake blew past South Lewis 40-6 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-0.
Luke Robillard was his usual excellent self, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Shannon, who gained 76 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tupper Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Tupper Lake's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Robillard was the leader with two.
Waterville's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Tupper Lake, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Waterville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Tupper Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Robillard, who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Waterville still be able to contain Robillard? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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