Football Recap: Ansonia Chargers vs. Woodland Regional Hawks
On FridayWoodland Regional kept up with Ansonia until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. The Ansonia Chargers put the hurt on the Woodland Regional Hawks with a sharp 50-27 victory. Fans of the Chargers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
When it comes to explaining why Woodland Regional lost, don't look at Jack Brunetti. Despite the final result, he threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Brunetti has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Erik Pulkkinen was another key player, picking up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win for Ansonia keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.3 points per game. As for Woodland Regional, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Ansonia is taking a road trip to take on Oxford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Oxford: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Ansonia has snatched up eight consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. As for Woodland Regional, they will host Derby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodland Regional is facing Derby at the right time seeing as Derby is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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