East Rockaway has gone 7-1 against Island Trees recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The East Rockaway Rocks will take on the Island Trees Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
East Rockaway will head out to face Island Trees after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. East Rockaway was dealt a 54-16 defeat at the hands of Wantagh. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Warriors are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Island Trees, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 53-29 margin over Valley Stream South on Saturday. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
East Rockaway's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Island Trees, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
East Rockaway ended up a good deal behind Island Trees when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 28-12. Can East Rockaway avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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