CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering] has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the North Branford Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering] is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Rockville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering] was outmatched by Rockville on the road and fell 49-16. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 32 points the game before, North Branford was a bit more limited in their contest two weeks ago. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 8-7 to Capital Prep/Achievement First. The match marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Tommy Hansen and Hashim Jones. Jones had a great game and rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Hansen did his best for the losing side, rushing for 118 yards.
Even though they lost, North Branford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 343 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 205.2.
CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering]'s record now sits at 1-6. As for North Branford, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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