Football Preview: St. Paul Catholic Falcons vs. Naugatuck Greyhounds
St. Paul Catholic hasn't had much luck against Naugatuck recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Paul Catholic Falcons will welcome the Naugatuck Greyhounds at 6:30 p.m.
St. Paul Catholic is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They were dealt a 47-18 loss at the hands of Torrington.
Meanwhile, Naugatuck beat Holy Cross 35-24 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.
Ryan Deitelbaum went supernova for Naugatuck, rushing for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Deitelbaum a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Naugatuck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Cross only rushed for three.
St. Paul Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Naugatuck, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Paul Catholic took a serious blow against Naugatuck when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 56-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Paul Catholic was down 49-0.
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