The Cheshire Rams will host the Notre Dame Green Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Cheshire came up short against Hand and fell 35-22. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, Notre Dame was not quite Guilford's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grizzlies. Despite 146 more yards than the Grizzlies, the Green Knights couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Notre Dame got top-tier performance from Joe Capasso, who rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 294 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt.
Cheshire's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Notre Dame, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-3.
Cheshire took their win against Notre Dame when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 28-3. Will Cheshire repeat their success, or does Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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