After each having a week off, the Oxford Wolverines and the Torrington Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Oxford's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Wilby 36-0. The victory continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won nine in a row.
Ethan Murray
| 10/10/25 vs Wilby | 60 |
| 09/13/25 @ Bacon Academy/Lyman Memorial | 17 |
| 09/27/24 vs Seymour | 16 |
| 09/26/25 @ Seymour | 10 |
| 10/11/24 vs Woodland Regional | 6 |
Oxford can attribute much of their success to Ethan Murray, who threw for 61 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards. Those 60 rushing yards gave Murray a new career-high.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Oxford's defense and their 4.5 sacks. The team can thank one different players for their defensive prowess: Trent Therriault, who each picked up 0.5 sacks apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Torrington). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic 55-21. The Raiders pushed the score to 41-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets had little chance of recovering from.
Oxford's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Torrington, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Oxford was taken down by Torrington 46-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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