New Milford has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Bunnell Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
New Milford is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Masuk on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Milford had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Masuk. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Panthers are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Bunnell fell victim to Brookfield and their airtight defense on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (21-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss was their first of the season.
New Milford's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Bunnell, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
New Milford took a serious blow against Bunnell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bunnell's Steven Mendoza, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 161 yards on 11 of 18 attempts. Now that New Milford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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