The Woodlands Falcons will take on the Tuckahoe Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Woodlands is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Woodlands is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Valhalla on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Woodlands had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of Valhalla. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Vikings are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tuckahoe). They claimed a resounding 53-12 victory over Poughkeepsie. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Declan Connolly continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 155 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Logan Bogetti, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Tuckahoe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ryan Gentry.
Woodlands' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Tuckahoe, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-3.
Woodlands lost to Tuckahoe on the road by a decisive 34-20 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Woodlands, Jax Colacicco (who threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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