Smithtown East is 0-3 against Northport since November of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. The Smithtown East Bulls will head out to face off against the Northport Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Smithtown East's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Bellport on Saturday. They took a blow against the Clippers, falling 43-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Bulls were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Northport lost to East Islip on the road by a 41-27 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Redmen are ranked 26th).
Despite the defeat, Northport had strong showings from Enrique Hernandez, who threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and Christian Campoli, who picked up 76 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Campoli showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 50 yards. A healthy portion of Hernandez's aerial production (112 yards to be exact) also went to Greyson Cabrera.
This is the second loss in a row for Smithtown East and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Northport, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Smithtown East ended up a good deal behind Northport when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 21-7. Thankfully for Smithtown East, Giancarlo Valenti (who rushed for 211 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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