Football Preview: Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic Yellowjackets vs. Naugatuck Greyhounds
The Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic Yellowjackets will venture away from home to face off against the Naugatuck Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Naugatuck will arrive with four straight wins.
Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic will head into Saturday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They were beaten by Woodland Regional 47-14. The Yellowjackets were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic took the loss, they still got scores from Ty DiVita and Owen Riemer.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Naugatuck). Everything went their way against Watertown on Friday as Naugatuck made off with a 58-36 victory. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 22 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Ryan Deitelbaum, who rushed for 248 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards. Brandon Andoh also helped out as he racked up 114 rushing yards.
Naugatuck didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eli Pena and Xavier Blue. Blue also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Watertown's side was Ethan Williams, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Naugatuck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 247 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Naugatuck, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic might still be hurting after the 41-21 loss they got from Naugatuck when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic, Jett Hall (who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 114 yards and three touchdowns) 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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