After both having extra time off, the Rocky Hill Terriers and the Cromwell/Portland Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Rocky Hill needed a bit of extra time to put away Avon. They managed a 26-20 win over the Falcons. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Terriers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Joey Motes was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 121 yards and a touchdown. Those 200 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Rocky Hill wouldn't let Avon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Xander Alamo, Landon Mantie, and Matteo Matarazzo picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Cromwell/Portland had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven last Friday. They walked away with a 29-19 win over the Rams.
Cromwell/Portland pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.4 points per game. As for Rocky Hill, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.
Rocky Hill took a serious blow against Cromwell/Portland in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 47-6. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rocky Hill was down 40-0.
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