Hamden hasn't had much luck against West Haven recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hamden Green Dragons will welcome the West Haven Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hamden is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell just short of New Britain by a score of 36-33. The match was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Green Dragons couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the defeat, Hamden got top-tier performance from Charles Hebron Iii, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Hebron Iii has posted since back in September of 2023. Another back making a difference was Andrew Revels, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hamden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Britain only rushed for 137.
Meanwhile, everything went West Haven's way against Hall on Friday as West Haven made off with a 36-12 victory. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Titans are ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hamden's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for West Haven, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Hamden suffered a grim 47-21 defeat to West Haven when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Hamden, Camren Kemp (who rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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