A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Brookfield Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pomperaug has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Brookfield will arrive with seven straight wins.
Pomperaug's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Newtown two weeks ago. They took a hard 17-0 fall against the Nighthawks. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Brookfield never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Bunnell with a sharp 21-0 victory. Fans of the Bobcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brookfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Donovan Loranger and Tyler Buttendorf. Loranger is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Brookfield got some further help from Chase Sylvia: he picked up three sacks and made nine total tackles.
Pomperaug's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Brookfield, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Pomperaug was able to grind out a solid victory over Brookfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 20-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pomperaug since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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