The matchup between Southington and Hall on Thursday hardly resembled the 9-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Southington Blue Knights secured a 41-35 W over the Hall Titans. This was payback for the Blue Knights, who suffered a 9-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Southington was led to victory by Nick Andrews and Jaxiel Rivera. Andrews rushed for 199 yards and a touchdown, while Rivera picked up 141 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 81 yards.
Southington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 179.
Southington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of JoJo Fabiano and Nyzaiah Smith. With that strong performance, Fabiano is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game. Andrew Mikosz was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Despite the loss, Hall still got an impressive performance from Tyler Redden, who punched in two rushing scores, and also picked up 72 receiving yards.
Southington's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Hall, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Southington will host Manchester at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Southington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season. As for Hall, they will head out on the road to face off against Maloney at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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