Football Preview: Killingly Redmen vs. Guilford Grizzlies
Killingly has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Guilford Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Killingly knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Guilford likes a good challenge.
If Killingly beats Guilford with 49 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Killingly blew past Bacon Academy 49-6 at home on Thursday. The Redmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 43 points or more this season.
Killingly's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Quinn Sumner led the charge by throwing for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Hayden Allard helped Sumner out on the ground, rushing for 47 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Guilford was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They took a hard 28-10 fall against Cheshire. The loss was the Grizzlies' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Guilford got top-tier performance from Caden Hillier, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown. Hillier's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Killingly's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Guilford, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Killingly has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 418.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Guilford, though, as they've been averaging only 239.7. Will Killingly be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Guilford flip the script? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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