After flying high against Fitch last Friday, West Haven came back down to earth. The Blue Devils had to suffer through a 49-18 loss at the hands of the Hand Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Hand got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bobby Reh out in front who threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes. Stone Leckey did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 46 receiving yards.
West Haven has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Hand, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
West Haven and Hand will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next matchups. The next time the Blue Devils see the field they'll take on North Haven at 6:00 p.m. on the 26th. As for Hand, their break will end when they face Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on the 26th.
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