The Greenwich Cardinals will challenge the New Britain Golden Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Greenwich focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Thursday.
Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Staples, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Greenwich was ranked eighth). Greenwich had to suffer through a 27-0 loss at the hands of Staples. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Cardinals were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, New Britain took their match last Friday with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over Hartford Public. Considering the Golden Hurricanes have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jayden Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
New Britain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isreal Dandrade and Juluis Mendez. Mendez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last eight games he's played. Another thorn in Hartford Public's side was Jovanni Rodriguez, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
New Britain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Greenwich's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2. As for New Britain, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.
Tuesday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Greenwich has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 168.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like New Britain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 249.4. It's looking like Tuesday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Greenwich against New Britain when the teams last played back in November of 2018, as the squad secured a 49-13 win. In that contest, Greenwich amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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