Football Preview: North Branford Thunderbirds vs. CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering] Eagles
The North Branford Thunderbirds will venture away from home to square off against the CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering] Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for North Branford and five for CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering].
North Branford is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 32 points back in October, they were much more limited against Capital Prep/Achievement First two weeks ago. They and the Trailblazers were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered an 8-7 loss. The game marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Tommy Hansen and Hashim Jones. Jones had a great game and rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Hansen did his best for the losing side, rushing for 118 yards.
Even though they lost, North Branford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 343 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 205.2.
Meanwhile, a victory for CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering] just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Rockville on the road and fell 49-16.
North Branford's record is now 2-4. As for CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering], their record now sits at 1-6.
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