Football Game Preview: Fair Haven Slaters vs. U-32 Raiders

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Previous 5 Games

10/04/24 - Away	32-6 W
10/13/23 - Home	24-0 W
09/02/22 - Away	35-12 W
10/05/18 - Home	62-42 W
10/06/17 - Away	35-18 W

Fair Haven is a perfect 5-0 against U-32 since October of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Slaters will head out on the road to face off against the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.

Fair Haven is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: North Country Union, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Fair Haven was ranked 11th). The Slaters simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Falcons 35-0. The Slaters haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, U-32 blew past Mt. Mansfield, posting a 36-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.

U-32's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Fair Haven, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

Everything went Fair Haven's way against U-32 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Fair Haven made off with a 32-6 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Raiders' Elliot Caswell, who picked up 137 receiving yards and one TD. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Slaters still be able to contain Caswell? There's only one way to find out.