Football Preview: Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug] Workhorses vs. Wilcox Tech/Kaynor RVT
The Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug] Workhorses will head out on the road to square off against Wilcox Tech/Kaynor RVT at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug] has seven straight victories, Wilcox Tech/Kaynor RVT has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug]'s defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They blew past O'Brien RVT 41-0. The result was nothing new for the Workhorses, who have now won four matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug]'s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Davion Joe, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Woerner, who picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug] wouldn't let O'Brien RVT keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug] can thank RJ Barksdale and Carson Shaughnessy for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Wilcox Tech/Kaynor RVT came up short against Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] on Friday and fell 28-18.
Wilcox Tech/Kaynor RVT's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Logan Stone, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns, and Alex Lowery, who gained 105 total yards and a touchdown.
Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug] pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.3 points per game. As for Wilcox Tech/Kaynor RVT, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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