After both having extra time off, the New Fairfield Rebels and the New Milford Green Wave will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New Fairfield has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while New Milford will arrive with three straight victories.
New Fairfield is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Bunnell last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Fairfield came up short against Bunnell, falling 41-19. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 25th).
New Fairfield's defeat came about despite a quality game from Josh Krueger, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. James Fidaleo also helped with two touchdowns in total.
New Fairfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Anthony Debartolomeo.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led New Milford over Bethel in every quarter on their way to victory last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that New Milford blew Bethel out of the water with a 34-3 final score. The Green Wave pushed the score to 27-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had little chance of recovering from.
Alex Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
New Milford's defense stepped up as well, laying out Hudsen Wish. six times. The heavy lifting was done by Chris Reiss and Danny Reid, who racked up four sacks between them. Reid also forced afumble, which is notable because New Milford is 3-1 when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 2-3 otherwise.
New Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for New Milford, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
New Fairfield ended up a good deal behind New Milford in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 22-7. Thankfully for New Fairfield, Jack Balzi (who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns) 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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