Football Preview: Hamden Hall Country Day vs. Greenwich Country Day Tigers
Hamden Hall Country Day will be playing at home against the Greenwich Country Day Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, Hamden Hall Country Day really took it to Pingree for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-13 win. Given Hamden Hall Country Day's advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 28th in Connecticut, while Pingree is ranked 191st in Massachusetts), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Asher Wasserman, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Those 136 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Charley Gulbin, who threw for 130 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Greenwich Country Day had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Ravens 44-8.
Hamden Hall Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.2 points per game. As for Greenwich Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Hamden Hall Country Day strolled past Greenwich Country Day when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 45-30. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Greenwich Country Day's Jesse Ripka, who threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Hamden Hall Country Day to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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