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| 10/11/24 - Away | 15-41 L |
| 10/13/23 - Away | 28-7 W |
| 10/28/22 - Home | 15-16 L |
| 12/05/21 - Neutral | 3-24 L |
| 11/05/21 - Away | 0-54 L |
| + 5 more games |
Shelton and Fairfield Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Gaels will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Jesuits at 7:00 p.m.
Shelton is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Ludlowe on Friday. The Gaels fell 21-14 to the Falcons. The Gaels were up 14-0 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Although Shelton took the loss, they still got scores from Kaden Tracey and Cole StPierre.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed eight in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Tracey, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Shelton's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. James Zaccagnini refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Prep had just enough and edged out New Britain 24-21 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jesuits.
Fairfield Prep now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Shelton, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Shelton might still be hurting after the 41-15 defeat they got from Fairfield Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Jesuits' Robert Manning, who threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also punched in one rushing score. Now that the Gaels know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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