Football Preview: Hillhouse Academics vs. East Haven Yellowjackets
After two games on the road, Hillhouse is heading back home. They will welcome the East Haven Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hillhouse's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Notre Dame on Friday. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of the Green Knights. The shutout was out of character for the Academics seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in October.
Meanwhile, East Haven blew past Harding, posting a 40-12 win. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 28 points or more this season.
East Haven is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32 points. As for Hillhouse, they dropped their record down to 5-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Hillhouse won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, slipping by East Haven 27-26. Does Hillhouse have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Haven turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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