The Thousand Islands Vikings will square off against the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thousand Islands' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Morrisville-Eaton on Friday. They were outmatched by the Warriors at home and fell 48-0. The Vikings have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Tupper Lake got themselves on the board against Notre Dame on Saturday, but Notre Dame never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over the Jugglers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lumberjacks.
Thousand Islands' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Tupper Lake, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Thousand Islands against Tupper Lake in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 66-34 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tupper Lake's Luke Robillard, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Thousand Islands still be able to contain Robillard? There's only one way to find out.
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