The North Tonawanda Lumberjacks will venture away from home to face off against the Williamsville East Flames at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Tonawanda will be strutting in after a victory while Williamsville East will be coming in after a defeat.
North Tonawanda will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors last Thursday. North Tonawanda took their match at home with ease, bagging a 46-18 win over Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors.
Meanwhile, Williamsville East suffered their biggest loss since September 14, 2023 last Friday. They came up short against Starpoint, falling 28-7. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Flames couldn't push the score so high this time.
Williamsville East wouldn't let Starpoint keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Williamsville East can thank Knophear Ramadan and Kyere Smith for forcing both of them.
North Tonawanda's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Williamsville East, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
North Tonawanda came out on top in a nail-biter against Williamsville East in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 28-26. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Williamsville East's Calvin Kulik, who picked up 145 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for North Tonawanda to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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