Football Game Preview: Nonnewaug/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley Chiefs vs. Hand Tigers

Two dominant backs in Davion Joe and Lucca Boyce are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Nonnewaug/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley Chiefs will head out to take on the Hand Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Nonnewaug/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine games.

Nonnewaug/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past New Fairfield 38-36.

Meanwhile, Hand had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 43-19 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Tigers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Lancers are ranked 63rd).

Hand's win came from a few key players Nonnewaug/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bobby Reh, who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (165.2). Finn Barry was Reh's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

Hand didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Waterford to a completion percentage of just 43.8%. The Tigers have been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.61 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.61 in their last three games.

Nonnewaug/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley's record now sits at 11-0. As for Hand, their record is now 10-1.