Norwich Free Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Fitch Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Norwich Free Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against West Haven on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Norwich Free Academy came up short against West Haven, falling 46-21. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fitch). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 35-33 win over East Lyme last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Zyree Willians-Brown was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fitch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 511 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Norwich Free Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Fitch, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Norwich Free Academy came up short against Fitch in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 34-28. Can Norwich Free Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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