The Killingly Redmen will take on the Sheehan Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Killingly's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat East Lyme 49-0 at home. Given the Redmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Vikings are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quinn Sumner was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Hayden Allard, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Killingly was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Sheehan had just enough and edged Xavier out 31-28 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
A big part of Sheehan's win came down to the chemistry between Jake O'Brien and his top target Jayden Dougherty. O'Brien threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns while Dougherty picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sheehan wouldn't let Xavier keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sheehan can thank Nick Ferraro and Jack Grant for forcing both of them.
Killingly's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sheehan, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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