Football Preview: Southington Blue Knights vs. Cheshire Rams
Southington is 8-1 against Cheshire since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 10:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southington will face Cheshire after dropping another heartbreaker against Maloney last Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Southington took a 41-22 bruising from Maloney. The Blue Knights haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Lonnie Green, who rushed for 117 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jaxiel Rivera, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a win for Cheshire just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against West Haven, falling 30-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rams have suffered since September 13th.
Cheshire now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Southington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Things could have been worse for Southington, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-20 loss to Cheshire when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Southington, Jeffery Gonzalez (who rushed for 131 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for seven yards and a touchdown) 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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