New Fairfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 41-19 to the Bunnell Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 25th).
When it comes to explaining why New Fairfield lost, don't look at Josh Krueger. Despite the final result, he picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. James Fidaleo got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
New Fairfield 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 Anthony Debartolomeo.
Steven Mendoza continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bunnell, throwing for 238 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
New Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Bunnell, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
New Fairfield will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on New Milford at 7:00 p.m. on November 26th. As for Bunnell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Stratford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bunnell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
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