Football Preview: New Fairfield Rebels vs. Pomperaug Panthers
New Fairfield has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Pomperaug Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
New Fairfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Law on Friday. They lost 28-6 to the Lawmen.
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. Leading the way was Osiris Cerqueira with two. New Fairfield is 2-1 when Cerqueira posts two or more sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Pomperaug was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through 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).
New Fairfield now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Pomperaug, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
New Fairfield took their victory against Pomperaug when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 34-14. Will New Fairfield repeat their success, or does Pomperaug have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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