The Hillhouse Academics are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Stratford Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillhouse will be strutting in after a win while Stratford will be coming in after a loss.
Hillhouse is headed out to face Stratford after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Hillhouse simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Platt RVT 49-7 at home. The victory was nothing new for the Academics as they're now sitting on four straight dating back to last season.
Amir Daniley had a dynamite game for Hillhouse, rushing for 94 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. Daniley got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 50 yards. Cordell Barrow also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Stratford was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Lakeview/Shepaug Valley/Nonnewaug].
Hillhouse came up short against Stratford in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 27-18. Thankfully for Hillhouse, Tristen Pe?a (who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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