Warde has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After each having a week off, they and the Ludlowe Falcons will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but likely not for long.
Warde is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Darien last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Warde was beaten by Darien 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Blue Wave are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Ludlowe entered their tilt with Norwalk last Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 52-21 win over the Bears. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-21.
Grant Stupak was his usual excellent self, throwing for 385 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those 66 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Liam Bond, who gained 154 total yards and four touchdowns.
Ludlowe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bond and Cole Stotler.
Warde's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Ludlowe, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Warde was dealt a bruising 42-12 loss at the hands of Ludlowe in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Warde avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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