Football Preview: Killingly Redmen vs. Woodstock Academy Centaurs
Killingly has gone 4-0 against Woodstock Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Killingly has nine straight wins, Woodstock Academy has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Killingly got the win against New London by a conclusive 41-20. The result was nothing new for the Redmen, who have now won seven matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Hayden Allard and Everton Brown. Allard rushed for 170 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry while Brown rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Allard has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
Killingly was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Killingly's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Anthony Oates was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Woodstock Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Montville last Saturday and fell 26-23.
Killingly pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Woodstock Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Killingly against Woodstock Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-15 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Killingly since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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