The Suffield Academy Tigers will face off against the Cheshire Academy Cats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Suffield Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 41-0 victory over Phillips Academy. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
Meanwhile, Cheshire Academy posted their biggest win since October 14, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Taft School as Cheshire Academy made off with a 33-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cats.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cheshire Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keegan Croucher, who threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns. Christopher Ortiz was Croucher's top target, picking up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cheshire Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cheshire Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Aiden Deluz, Tristan Washington, and Vince Reno picked up one apiece.
Cheshire Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.2 points per game. As for Suffield Academy, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Suffield Academy beat Cheshire Academy 20-13 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Suffield Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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