The Killingly Redmen will face off against the Sheehan Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Killingly's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over East Lyme at home. Given the Redmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Vikings are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quinn Sumner was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Hayden Allard, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Killingly was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Sheehan narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Xavier 31-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
A big part of Sheehan's win came down to the chemistry between Jake O'Brien and his top target Jayden Dougherty. O'Brien threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns while Dougherty picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sheehan wouldn't let Xavier keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sheehan can thank Nick Ferraro and Jack Grant for forcing both of them.
Killingly's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sheehan, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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