The Haddam-Killingworth Cougars will venture away from home to take on the North Branford Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Haddam-Killingworth humbled Weaver with a 56-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, North Branford strolled past Morgan with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 34-20.
Tommy Hansen had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Gualtieri was in the mix too, providing North Branford with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Branford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Haddam-Killingworth's record now sits at 2-0. As for North Branford, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Haddam-Killingworth came up short against North Branford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 48-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hansen, who rushed for 283 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Now that Haddam-Killingworth knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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