After each having a week off, the Watertown Indians and the Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic Yellowjackets will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Watertown will be strutting in after a victory while Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic will be coming in after a loss.
Watertown took a loss when they played away from home on October 4th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They strolled past Crosby with points to spare, taking the game 24-6.
Meanwhile, Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 49-7 loss at the hands of Naugatuck. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 33rd).
Even though they lost, Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Watertown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Watertown took their win against Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 22-0. Will Watertown repeat their success, or does Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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