The St. Joseph Cadets will face off against the New Canaan Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Joseph is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Southington, who was ranked 25th at the time (St. Joseph was ranked 12th). The Cadets managed a 30-24 victory over the Blue Knights on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cadets.
Tristan Spain had a dynamite game, rushing for 187 yards and one touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something St. Joseph proved: they limited Southington to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Kyle Wicker for the heroic effort on defense: he. St. Joseph's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.4.
St. Joseph's defense didn't let Luke Prozzo, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece. Wicker was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, New Canaan got the win against Bunnell on Friday by a conclusive 27-7. Fans of the Rams have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
St. Joseph better keep an eye on Andrew Esposito. He was instrumental in New Canaan's win, rushing for 62 yards and one TD on only seven carries, while also picking up 106 receiving yards.
New Canaan's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Joseph, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
St. Joseph took a serious blow against New Canaan when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 45-7. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cadets were down 42-0.
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