Football Game Preview: New Canaan Rams vs. Trumbull Eagles + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

11/08/19 - Home	48-28 W
09/21/18 - Away	48-7 W
09/22/17 - Home	61-14 W
11/04/16 - Away	44-14 W
11/06/15 - Home	69-26 W

New Canaan is a perfect 5-0 against Trumbull since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Rams will challenge the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. New Canaan is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

New Canaan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Staples, who was ranked tenth at the time (New Canaan was ranked first). The Rams' defense stepped up to hand the Wreckers a 28-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Rams have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Henry Stein produced another solid performance rushing for 148 yards and one score while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: New Canaan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Trumbull never got on the board in their matchup last Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against McMahon on Friday. They blew past the Senators 35-6. Considering the Eagles' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

New Canaan better focus on containing Caleb Wuchiski and Braydon Blank as the pair were huge in Trumbull's win. Wuchiski rushed for 75 yards and one touchdown, while Blank rushed for 108 yards on only 11 carries. Those 108 rushing yards gave Blank a new career-high. Miguel Lamour was in the mix too, providing Trumbull with one TD.

Trumbull's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Keane Horne was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. Trumbull received some extra help from Lamour, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.

New Canaan's record now sits at 8-0. As for Trumbull, their record is now 3-5.

New Canaan took their victory against Trumbull in their previous meeting back in November of 2019 by a conclusive 48-28 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.