Football Preview: Notre Dame Prep Lancers vs. New Milford Green Wave
Notre Dame Prep hasn't had much luck against New Milford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Notre Dame Prep Lancers will look to defend their home field against the New Milford Green Wave at 6:30 p.m.
Notre Dame Prep is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Bunnell on Friday. They were dealt a 32-2 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs. The game marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Notre Dame Prep wouldn't let Bunnell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Notre Dame Prep can thank Nate Derisme and Jayse Edmondson for forcing both of them. Derisme also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Milford). They strolled past Stratford with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 51-32. The victory was some much needed relief for the Green Wave as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
This is the second loss in a row for Notre Dame Prep and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for New Milford, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Notre Dame Prep has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 360.3 total yards per game. It's a different story for New Milford, though, as they've been averaging only 244.3. Will Notre Dame Prep be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will New Milford flip the script?
Notre Dame Prep suffered a grim 39-13 defeat to New Milford in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. Thankfully for Notre Dame Prep, Tyler Sullivan (who threw for 408 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt) 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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