New Fairfield is 1-7 against Newtown since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The New Fairfield Rebels will head out to take on the Newtown Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
New Fairfield is headed out to face Newtown after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. New Fairfield strolled past ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate] with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-21. The Rebels pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the cut but never quite recovered from.
New Fairfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Traynor out in front who threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave Traynor a new career-high in rushing yards. James Fidaleo helped Traynor out on the ground, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Newtown had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They were the clear victor by a 35-13 margin over Stamford on Saturday.
New Fairfield was taken down by Newtown 41-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for New Fairfield, Jayden Cordova (who threw for 171 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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