Two dominant backs in Josh Macomber and Alex Brown are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bethel Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the New Milford Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Bethel made easy work of Stratford and carried off a 34-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Macomber was his usual excellent self, rushing for 214 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Luca Baia, who gained 83 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, everything went New Milford's way against Notre Dame Prep on Friday as New Milford made off with a 49-27 win. With the Green Wave ahead 35-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 70 yards.
New Milford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
The victory got New Milford back to even at 4-4. As for Bethel, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Bethel didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against New Milford in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, but they still walked away with a 34-29 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was New Milford's Sergey Holcomb, who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bethel to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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