Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trumbull). They came out on top against the Ridgefield Tigers by a score of 41-28 on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Trumbull was led to victory by Will Carley and Jaden Tuhaise. Carley rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while Tuhaise rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Carley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Trumbull was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Trumbull wouldn't let Ridgefield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Trumbull can thank Carley and Brayden Jagoe for forcing both of them.
When it comes to explaining why Ridgefield lost, don't look at Max Keppler. Despite the final result, he threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns.
The victory got Trumbull back to even at 2-2. As for Ridgefield, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Trumbull and McMahon will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. McMahon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.5 points per game this season. As for Ridgefield, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Norwalk at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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