Football Preview: Norwalk Bears vs. Ridgefield Tigers
Norwalk is 0-4 against Ridgefield since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Norwalk is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Darien last Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Norwalk was dealt a 49-14 defeat at the hands of Darien. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Blue Wave are ranked 11th).
Although Norwalk took the loss, they still got scores from Phoenix Diurno and Mason Riina.
Meanwhile, Ridgefield was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 41-28 to Trumbull. One positive for the Tigers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Ridgefield might have lost, but man, Max Keppler was a machine: he threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Keppler a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Norwalk and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Ridgefield, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Norwalk came up short against Ridgefield when the teams last played back in October of 2020, falling 39-28. Can Norwalk avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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