The Ridgefield Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Newtown Nighthawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Ridgefield 12.2, Newtown 12) so any points scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Ridgefield was able to grind out a solid victory over Danbury, taking the game 17-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The critical scores for Ridgefield came from Michael Salimbene and Christopher Colsey.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ridgefield's defense and their four sacks. Santino Barrella was especially locked on to Danbury's QB and sacked him three times.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Newtown and Masuk have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Nighthawks were the clear victors by a 34-13 margin over the Panthers. The Nighthawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
Ridgefield better keep an eye on Cole Stockwell. He was instrumental in Newtown's win, rushing for 32 yards and one touchdown, while also catching one score.
Newtown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut C.J. Manfredonia.
Newtown's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Ridgefield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Ridgefield skirted past Newtown 10-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Nighthawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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