Northport has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the North Babylon Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, Northport was fully in charge, breezing past Smithtown East 49-7. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Northport got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Luke Loiacono out in front who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Enrique Hernandez, who rushed for six yards and a touchdown.
Northport didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carson Ciaio and Anthony Sylvanus. Another thorn in Smithtown East's side was Gio Valenti, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Babylon). They claimed a resounding 56-21 victory over Centereach. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 56-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.
North Babylon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points per game. As for Northport, their record is now 5-3.
Northport won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October, slipping by North Babylon 20-19. Will Northport repeat their success, or does North Babylon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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