Westhill is 1-6 against Danbury since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Westhill Vikings will face off against the Danbury Hatters at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Westhill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 44-6 victory over Bridgeport Central. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Danbury came into Friday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their defense stepped up to hand Warde a 42-0 shutout on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hatters just coasted through the last quarter.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Danbury was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Westhill now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Danbury, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Things could have been worse for Westhill, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-20 loss to Danbury in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Westhill, John Bardin (who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 85 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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