The Hamden Hall Country Day Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the Greenwich Country Day Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hamden Hall Country Day is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Berkshire School on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Hornets lost 28-8 to the Bears. The game marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Hamden Hall Country Day's loss came about despite a quality game from Austin McWeeney, who rushed for 123 yards on only 14 carries.
Meanwhile, Greenwich Country Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 41-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pingree.
Hamden Hall Country Day will need to focus on slowing down Peter Costantino, one of several Greenwich Country Day players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. 83 of Costantino's passing yards were hauled in by Teo Della Pietra, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Greenwich Country Day's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hamden Hall Country Day, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 2-5.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Hamden Hall Country Day has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.1 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Greenwich Country Day, though, as they've been averaging only 57.1 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Hamden Hall Country Day couldn't quite get it done against Greenwich Country Day in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 as they fell 43-36. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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