On Friday, Tupper Lake faced Morrisville-Eaton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks took a blow against the Morrisville-Eaton Warriors, falling 54-24. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lumberjacks of the 22-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2019.
Luke Robillard and Garrett Pelkey certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Robillard rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, while Pelkey picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Brayden Shannon was in the mix too, providing Tupper Lake with a touchdown.
Mason Marland continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Morrisville-Eaton, rushing for 243 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Marland a new career-high in rushing yards.
The defeat snapped Tupper Lake's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Morrisville-Eaton, their record now sits at an identical 3-1.
Tupper Lake is on the road again on Friday to play Weedsport at 7:00 p.m. Tupper Lake is facing Weedsport at the right time seeing as Weedsport is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Morrisville-Eaton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Lewis at 7:00 p.m. Morrisville-Eaton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40 points per game this season.
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