Naugatuck won the last time they faced Holy Cross, and things went their way on Friday too. The Naugatuck Greyhounds walked away with a 35-24 victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Greyhounds.
Ryan Deitelbaum was a one-man wrecking crew for Naugatuck as he rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Deitelbaum a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Naugatuck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Cross only rushed for three.
When it comes to explaining why Holy Cross lost, don't look at Dae'Sean Graves. Despite the final result, he picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Graves also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss). Drew Caouette was another key player, having thrown for 261 yards and three touchdowns.
Naugatuck pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Holy Cross, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Naugatuck will venture away from home to face off against St. Paul Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Holy Cross, they will head out to challenge Kennedy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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