The Fitch Falcons will challenge the Killingly Redmen at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Fitch sitting on three straight wins and Killingly on five.
Last Friday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Fitch made off with a 13-12 victory over Norwich Free Academy. The 13-point effort marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Killingly blew past Guilford, posting a 48-13 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Redmen, who have now won four matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
Killingly's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hayden Allard, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Allard is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another passer making a difference was Quinn Sumner, who threw for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Killingly was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Fitch now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Killingly, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Fitch beat Killingly 37-29 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Fitch repeat their success, or does Killingly have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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