The Waterbury Career Academy Spartans are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Wolcott Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Waterbury Career Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Wolcott will be coming in after a defeat.
Waterbury Career Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Oxford 39-0 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Spartans just coasted through the last quarter.
Mekheem Ambursley was a one-man wrecking crew for Waterbury Career Academy as he rushed for 204 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Ambursley a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Blaize, who threw for 126 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Wolcott was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Woodland Regional 60-12.
The win made it two in a row for Waterbury Career Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Wolcott, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Waterbury Career Academy beat Wolcott 22-13 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waterbury Career Academy 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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