The Granby Memorial/Canton Bears had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 22-6 win over Cromwell/Portland. This was payback for Granby Memorial/Canton, who suffered a 14-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Will Attianese, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Granby Memorial/Canton's victory was their fifth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which bumped their overall record up to 7-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-9 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton/Lyman Memorial and 1-7 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 30.9% over those games). As for Cromwell/Portland, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Granby Memorial/Canton will take on Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton/Lyman Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cromwell/Portland, they will head out on the road to face off against Coginchaug Regional/East Hampton/Hale Ray on Saturday.
