Football Preview: Guilford Grizzlies vs. West Haven Blue Devils
The Guilford Grizzlies will challenge the West Haven Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Guilford is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Killingly on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Guilford took a blow against Killingly, falling 48-13. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Redmen are ranked tenth).
Despite the loss, Guilford got top-tier performance from Caden Hillier, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Hillier's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 120 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, West Haven entered their tilt with Norwich Free Academy on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 46-21 margin over the Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Guilford and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for West Haven, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Guilford was taken down by West Haven 47-20 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Guilford, Deven ?Stackzz? Robinson (who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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