After both having extra time off, the Tolman Tigers and the Shea Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Tolman came up short against Woonsocket and fell 22-14.
Meanwhile, Shea had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They walked away with a 20-8 win over the Chargers.
Keondre Silva was his usual excellent self, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Those 143 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Shea's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB ten times. Noah Navarro and Kayson Goncalves were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. Navarro also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Shea was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Shea pushed their record up to 4-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.7 points per game. As for Tolman, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Tolman didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Shea when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 win. Does Tolman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shea turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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