After both having extra time off, the Woodland Regional Hawks and the Seymour Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Woodland Regional will be strutting in after a victory while Seymour will be coming in after a loss.
Woodland Regional took a loss when they played away from home on November 8th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They blew past Derby 49-0. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Woodland Regional to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jack Brunetti, who threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Seymour was a bit more limited in their matchup last Friday. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of Naugatuck. The shutout was out of character for the Wildcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Woodland Regional's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Seymour, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-5.
Woodland Regional might still be hurting after the 34-14 defeat they got from Seymour in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Woodland Regional avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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