Danbury is 0-7 against Greenwich since November of 2014 but things could change on Saturday. The Danbury Hatters will challenge the Greenwich Cardinals at 3:30 p.m.
Danbury is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They fell just short of Newington by a score of 12-10.
Danbury wouldn't let Newington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Danbury can thank Steven Langley and Justin Barker for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Newington's side was Bear Schoenberg, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made 14 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Greenwich is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Hendricken. Greenwich slipped by Bishop Hendricken 21-20. The victory was just business as usual for the Cardinals, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Greenwich's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michael D'Angelo, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown. Greenwich also got a significant boost from Hector Lopez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Greenwich was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Danbury's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Greenwich, their record is now 3-0.
Danbury took a serious blow against Greenwich in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 36-0. Can Danbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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