The Naugatuck Greyhounds will face off against the Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Naugatuck has four straight wins, Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Naugatuck is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Watertown with a sharp 58-36 victory on Friday. Considering the Greyhounds have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Ryan Deitelbaum, who rushed for 248 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Andoh, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Naugatuck didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eli Pena and Xavier Blue. Blue also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Ethan Williams was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Naugatuck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 247 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a win for Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 47-14 defeat at the hands of Woodland Regional. The Yellowjackets were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic took the loss, they still got scores from Ty DiVita and Owen Riemer.
Naugatuck's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Naugatuck has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 434.2 total yards per game. It's a different story for Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic, though, as they've been averaging only 209.8. Will Naugatuck be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic flip the script?
Naugatuck took their win against Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 41-21. In that contest, Naugatuck amassed a halftime lead of 27-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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