Woodland Regional is 0-8 against Ansonia since November of 2014 but things could change on Sunday. The Woodland Regional Hawks will challenge the Ansonia Chargers at 12:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Woodland Regional is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Cromwell/Portland as Woodland Regional made off with a 33-7 victory. The win was nothing new for the Hawks as they're now sitting on three straight.
Woodland Regional was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 108.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 161.4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ansonia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Valley Regional/Old Lyme 48-22 on Tuesday. With the Chargers ahead 32-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Ansonia's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.4 points. As for Woodland Regional, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Woodland Regional might still be hurting after the 50-27 loss they got from Ansonia in their previous matchup back in November. Can Woodland Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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