Killingly is 5-0 against East Lyme since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Killingly Redmen will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the East Lyme Vikings at 6:30 p.m. East Lyme took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Killingly, who comes in off a win.
Killingly is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Stonington. Killingly blew past Stonington 68-16 on the road on Thursday. Given the Redmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Bears are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hayden Allard went supernova for Killingly, rushing for 307 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 17.1 yards per carry. Allard really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Mackie, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Killingly was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 454 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for East Lyme's offense. They were dealt a 28-0 loss at the hands of Joel Barlow on Friday.
Everything came up roses for Killingly against East Lyme when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 64-35 win. Will Killingly repeat their success, or does East Lyme have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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