The Hamden Hall Country Day are ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Pingree Highlanders. Hamden Hall Country Day came out on top against Pingree by a score of 36-23. The victory was nothing new for Hamden Hall Country Day as they're now sitting on six straight.
Charly Gulbin was his usual excellent self, throwing for 171 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Tyler Gibson, who gained 78 total yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Hamden Hall Country Day's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ash Wasserman and Mark Schoonmaker who racked up six sacks between them.
Hamden Hall Country Day's victory was their fourth straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.3 points per game. As for Pingree, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-1.
Hamden Hall Country Day will look to defend their home field on Friday against Greenwich Country Day at 2:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Connecticut (Greenwich Country Day is ranked 34th, while Hamden Hall Country Day is ranked 15th). Pingree does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
