The Thousand Islands Vikings will challenge the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Thousand Islands nor Tupper Lake posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Thousand Islands' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Morrisville-Eaton on Friday. They were beaten by the Warriors 48-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Tupper Lake owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They skirted past Notre Dame 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lumberjacks.
Thousand Islands' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Tupper Lake, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Thousand Islands against Tupper Lake when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 66-34 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tupper Lake's Luke Robillard, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Thousand Islands still be able to contain Robillard? There's only one way to find out.
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