West Haven waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Branford Hornets, posting a 49-0 win. Considering the Blue Devils have won seven matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
West Haven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Haven's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kavonni Daniels and Kadear Dembele, who racked up all six sacks between them. Daniels has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
West Haven's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.0 points per game. As for Branford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
West Haven will face off against Cheshire at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Haven's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Cheshire's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Branford, they are on the road again on Friday to play Foran at 7:00 p.m.
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