The Newington Nor'easters will head out on the road to face off against the Windsor Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Newington is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Newington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Middletown a 12-0 shutout.
The critical scores for Newington came from Jonah Prignamo and Josiah Sims.
One reason for the win was Newington's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Victor Rodriguez refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Heath Weeden was another major factor on D, forcing two fumbles, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending one pass.
Meanwhile, Windsor blew past Plainfield, posting a 61-0 win. Considering the Warriors have won seven contests by more than 41 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Windsor's win came from a few key players Newington will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Anthony Robinson, who threw for 322 yards and six touchdowns on only 19 passes. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 301 passing yards. Missoni Brown was another key player, picking up 153 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Newington's record now sits at 9-2. As for Windsor, their record is now 10-1.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Newington has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 231.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Windsor has preferred to attack from the air: they average 299.1 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Monday? There's only one way to find out.
Newington took a serious blow against Windsor when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 50-0. Thankfully for the Nor'easters, John Manning (who rushed for 258 yards and four scores while picking up 12.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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