New Milford fell victim to Bunnell and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Bunnell Bulldogs 49-0. The Green Wave lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 28-0 score last time.
Steven Mendoza continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bunnell, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 218 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Mendoza has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Rody Ricketts, who picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
New Milford is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. As for Bunnell, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
New Milford will head out on the road to challenge Stratford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Milford is facing Stratford at the right time seeing as Stratford is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Bunnell, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Notre Dame Prep at 6:30 p.m. Bunnell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.2 points per game this season.
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