Xavier lost against Hand back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Xavier Falcons had to suffer through a 62-31 loss at the hands of the Hand Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Sam Markovitz was nothing short of spectacular for Hand: he picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Markovitz was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 63 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Xavier and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Hand, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Xavier will square off against Wilton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hand, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on November 27th. Hand is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
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