After each having a week off, the West Haven Blue Devils and the Fairfield Prep Jesuits will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with West Haven sitting on eight straight wins and Fairfield Prep on seven.
Last Friday, West Haven was fully in charge, breezing past Cheshire 30-3. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won eight matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for West Haven came from Coryon Harris, Tahmayn Thompson, Tamarion La'Fortune, and Nick Conlan.
West Haven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Prep was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They snuck past North Haven with a 38-32 victory.
It was another big night for Robert Manning, who threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Finbar Malloy was Manning's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Fairfield Prep's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.2 points per game. As for West Haven, their record now sits at 8-1.
West Haven came up short against Fairfield Prep in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 21-14. Can West Haven avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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