The Ludlowe Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Norwalk Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Norwalk took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ludlowe, who comes in off a win.
Even though McMahon scored an imposing 32 points on Friday, Ludlowe still came out on top. Ludlowe had just enough and edged McMahon out 35-32.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ludlowe to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grant Stupak, who threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Toothaker, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Norwalk were a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were beaten by New Canaan 51-8. Norwalk was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-8.
Ludlowe's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Norwalk, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Ludlowe strolled past Norwalk in their previous matchup back in September of 2022 by a score of 34-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Norwalk's Andrew Hernandez, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Ludlowe to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.