The Hillhouse Academics will take on the Hand Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated (Hillhouse has seven wins dating back to last season, while Hand has 16 dating back to last season).
Last Friday, Hillhouse earned a 38-27 victory over Lyman Hall.
Meanwhile, Hand hadn't done well against Shelton recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Hand put the hurt on Shelton with a sharp 52-29 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Gaels are ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hand's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Quinton O?Dea, who picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Conor Casagrande, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 51 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hand was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hillhouse's record is now 4-0. As for Hand, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Hillhouse lost to Hand on the road by a decisive 17-0 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Hillhouse, Aidan Dolan (who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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