Football Game Preview: Cheney RVT Beavers vs. Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] Crusaders

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2024, 11:56pm

Football Preview: Cheney RVT Beavers vs. Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] Crusaders

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Cheney RVT and Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Cheney RVT Beavers will venture away from home to challenge the Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cheney RVT has five straight wins, Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

While Cheney RVT didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 36-30 W over Wilcox Tech/Kaynor RVT on Friday.

Dazhaun Copeland continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 54 receiving yards. Kanye Pitts also helped with two touchdowns in total.

Meanwhile, a victory for Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] just wasn't in the cards last Monday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by New London on the road and fell 53-16.

Cheney RVT pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard], their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Cheney RVT might still be hurting after the 34-12 defeat they got from Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Cheney RVT avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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