Football Preview: New Milford Green Wave vs. Stratford Red Devils
The New Milford Green Wave will challenge the Stratford Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for New Milford and eight for Stratford dating back to last season.
New Milford's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bunnell on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs. The match marked the first time this year in which the Green Wave were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Stratford also failed to score in their most recent game. They took a blow against Newtown on Friday, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 29th).
New Milford's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Stratford, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
New Milford took their victory against Stratford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 36-16. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Stratford's Kyle Ray, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Milford still be able to contain Ray? There's only one way to find out.
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