Ansonia is 8-0 against Woodland Regional since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Sunday. The Ansonia Chargers will square off against the Woodland Regional Hawks at 12:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ansonia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Valley Regional/Old Lyme 48-22. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Warriors are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Woodland Regional entered their tilt with Cromwell/Portland on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 33-7 win.
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 games they've averaged 161.4.
Ansonia's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.6 points per game. As for Woodland Regional, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Ansonia took their victory against Woodland Regional when the teams last played back in November by a conclusive 50-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Woodland Regional's Jack Brunetti, who threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ansonia still be able to contain Brunetti? There's only one way to find out.
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