Football Game Preview: Cromwell/Portland Panthers vs. Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley/Classical Magnet Tigerhawks

The Cromwell/Portland Panthers will head out to take on the Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley/Classical Magnet Tigerhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cromwell/Portland knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley/Classical Magnet likes a good challenge.

If Cromwell/Portland beats Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley/Classical Magnet with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Panthers beat Haddam-Killingworth on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 42-21. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley/Classical Magnet was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. The matchup between the Tigerhawks and Stafford/Somers/East Windsor didn't end well, with the Tigerhawks falling 27-8.

Cromwell/Portland's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley/Classical Magnet, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Everything came up roses for Cromwell/Portland against Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley/Classical Magnet in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 39-2 victory. In that game, the Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 25-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.