Football Game Preview: South Windsor Bobcats vs. Middletown Blue Dragons

Bobcats

Points

10/23/25 vs Bristol Central	27
10/10/25 @ Conard	50
10/04/25 vs Simsbury	43
09/27/25 vs Avon	42
09/18/25 @ Windsor	26
09/12/25 @ Hall	18

South Windsor has won three straight games at home, while Middletown has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Bobcats will welcome the Blue Dragons at 5:30 p.m. South Windsor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.3 points per game this season.

South Windsor proved they can win big on October 10th (they won by 24) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Bristol Central 27-24.

Jalil Montgomery had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 173 yards and a pair of TDs. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass.

Montgomery was just one part of a punishing run game: South Windsor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last game, Middletown made sure to put some points up on the board against Edwin O. Smith on Thursday. The Blue Dragons simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 38-6. The Blue Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 26 points or more this season.

Middletown's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for South Windsor, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.

Thursday's contest might be decided on the ground. South Windsor has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 313.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Middletown struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 182.8 rushing yards. There's a good chance Thursday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.

South Windsor took a serious blow against Middletown in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 55-20. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bobcats were down 34-7.