Fairfield Prep has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Shelton Gaels at 3:45 p.m. Shelton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairfield Prep, who comes in off a win.
Fairfield Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Xavier with a sharp 42-19 victory on Friday.
Robert Manning continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 239 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes. Kyler Robinson was Manning's top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Shelton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 52-29 to Hand. While losing is never fun, the Gaels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Despite the defeat, Shelton had strong showings from Devin Reid, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Logan Sepkaski, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Sepkaski a new career-high in rushing yards.
Fairfield Prep's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Shelton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Fairfield Prep might still be hurting after the 28-7 defeat they got from Shelton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Fairfield Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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