The Shelton Gaels will venture away from home to take on the Fairfield Prep Jesuits at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Shelton is looking for their season's first win.
Shelton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Hand on Friday, falling 52-29. While losing is never fun, the Gaels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Despite the defeat, Shelton had strong showings from Devin Reid, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Logan Sepkaski, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Sepkaski a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Prep got the win against Xavier on Friday by a conclusive 42-19. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jesuits.
It was another big night for Robert Manning, who threw for 239 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes. Kyler Robinson was Manning's top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Shelton's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Fairfield Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Shelton took their win against Fairfield Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 28-7. Does Shelton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairfield Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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