The Stratford Red Devils will be playing at home against the Bethel Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Stratford is out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Stratford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 51-32 fall against New Milford on Friday. Even if the Red Devils couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the loss, Stratford saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jeremiah Maldonado threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaboz Henry, who picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bethel never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Bassick last Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 42-6 win over the Lions. That looming 42-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
Josh Macomber was his usual excellent self, rushing for 68 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Mirsad Cekociv was another key rusher, rushing for 95 yards on only ten carries.
Bethel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luca Baia and Torin Gill.
Bethel's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Stratford, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Stratford's way against Bethel when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Stratford made off with a 44-19 win. Will Stratford repeat their success, or does Bethel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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