Football Recap: Santino Barrella's Menacing Defense Leads Ridgefield over Danbury

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Previous 5 Games

11/26/25 - Away	17-7 W
11/27/24 - Home	34-31 W
11/22/23 - Away	21-7 W
11/23/22 - Home	21-17 W
11/24/21 - Away	13-8 W

Ridgefield and Danbury pushed the score to 34-31 the last time they played Danbury, but on Wednesday defenses reigned supreme. The Tigers walked away with a 17-7 victory over the Hatters. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2024.

The critical scores for Ridgefield came from Michael Salimbene and Christopher Colsey.

One reason for the win was Ridgefield's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Santino Barrella with three.

Ridgefield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.4 points on average over those games. As for Danbury, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ridgefield will head out to take on Newtown at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Tigers 12.2, the Nighthawks 12) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Danbury, they will head out on the road to square off against Fairfield Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Jesuits will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.