The North Shore Vikings and the Wantagh Warriors are set to duel on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
North Shore's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Plainedge last Saturday. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of the Red Devils. That makes it the first time this season the Vikings have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Wantagh has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 9.8 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They took a 33-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plainedge. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Wantagh might have lost, but man, Dylan Martini was a machine: he rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Martini a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Wantagh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 234 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
North Shore's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Wantagh, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
North Shore came up short against Wantagh in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, falling 26-13. Can North Shore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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