After each having a week off, the Seymour Wildcats and the Wolcott Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seymour will be strutting in after a win while Wolcott will be coming in after a loss.
Seymour will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Derby last Friday. Seymour narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Derby 21-18. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Seymour didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jack Hennessy and Connor Shea. The dominant performance also gave Shea a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Wolcott's offense. They took a blow against Ansonia two weeks ago, falling 56-0. The Eagles have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their game two weeks ago was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Seymour's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Wolcott, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Seymour against Wolcott when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-6 victory. In that match, Seymour amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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