Football Preview: Pomperaug Panthers vs. New Fairfield Rebels
Pomperaug hasn't had much luck against New Fairfield recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pomperaug Panthers will be playing at home against the New Fairfield Rebels at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pomperaug is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 56-7 loss at the hands of Masuk. While losing is never fun, Pomperaug can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Masuk is ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, New Fairfield was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost 28-6 to Law.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in James Fidaleo and Connor Malin. Malin had a great game and rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Fidaleo was balling out in the loss, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, New Fairfield's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Osiris Cerqueira was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He is becoming a predictor of New Fairfield's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Pomperaug's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for New Fairfield, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Pomperaug suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to New Fairfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Pomperaug, Justin Mccormack (who threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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