Shelton and West Haven are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Shelton Gaels will be playing at home against the West Haven Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
After dropping their season opener at home, West Haven is headed out to face a Gaels team ready to give their home crowd a win. Shelton took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Amity Regional on Friday.
Shelton might have lost, but man, Devin Reid was a machine: he rushed for 159 yards on only 12 carries. Reid's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. Cole Ostrosky also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 98 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, West Haven faced Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. West Haven took a 24-6 bruising from Greenwich.
Shelton came up short against West Haven when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 31-21. Can Shelton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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