Football Preview: New Fairfield Rebels vs. Law Lawmen
The New Fairfield Rebels's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Law Lawmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Fairfield will be strutting in after a win while Law will be coming in after a defeat.
New Fairfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Weston 49-12 on Friday. The score was close at the half, but the Rebels pulled away in the second half with 35 points.
James Fidaleo was a one-man wrecking crew for New Fairfield as he rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Fidaleo is becoming a predictor of New Fairfield's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Michael Traynor was another key player, throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
New Fairfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carter Bowteck and Anthony Debartolomeo.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Law's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hamden. The loss continues a trend for the Lawmen in their matchups with the Green Dragons: they've now lost three in a row.
The victory got New Fairfield back to even at 3-3. As for Law, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
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