Two dominant backs in Declan Connolly and Justin Mazzie are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tuckahoe Tigers will face off against Burke Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Tuckahoe sitting on four straight victories and Burke Catholic on seven.
Tuckahoe's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Haldane to the tune of 28-0. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Tuckahoe's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Connor Brice, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Connolly, who gained 102 total yards and two touchdowns. Connolly also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Burke Catholic humbled Spackenkill with a 48-21 victory. Considering Burke Catholic has won six games by more than 25 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Burke Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mazzie, who rushed for 169 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mazzie a new career-high in rushing yards. Lucas Rodriguez-Lopez did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 81 receiving yards.
Burke Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Burke Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josh Fiorello and Joe Cuebas. Another thorn in Spackenkill's side was Nasir Aymat, who picked up four sacks and made seven total tackles.
Burke Catholic pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.2 points per game. As for Tuckahoe, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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