The Killingly Redmen will challenge the Sheehan Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Killingly's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past 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.
Among those leading the charge was Quinn Sumner, who threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Hayden Allard was another key player, rushing 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 matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Sheehan sidestepped Xavier for a 31-28 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Killingly's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sheehan, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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