If Stafford/Somers/East Windsor was riding high fresh off their 35-0 takedown of Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley/Classical Magnet two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stafford/Somers/East Windsor Bulldogs fell 14-7 to the Valley Regional/Old Lyme Warriors on Friday. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Even if they lost, Stafford/Somers/East Windsor's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kaleb Arcouette. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played.
The critical scores for Valley Regional/Old Lyme came from Connor Dickson and Charlie Zelek.
Stafford/Somers/East Windsor dropped their record down to 5-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Valley Regional/Old Lyme, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Stafford/Somers/East Windsor will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby at 6:00 p.m. on November 27th. Stafford/Somers/East Windsor's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Valley Regional/Old Lyme, they will take on Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton/Lyman Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Regional/Old Lyme is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.9 points per game this season.
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