The West Haven Blue Devils will face off against the Greenwich Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. West Haven's defense has only allowed 11.1 points per game this season, so Greenwich's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Haven is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They breezed by Fairfield Prep to the tune of 42-7. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Meanwhile, Greenwich faced Staples in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Sunday. Greenwich's defense stepped up to hand Staples a 14-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
West Haven better focus on containing Hector Lopez and Blake Martin as the pair were huge in Greenwich's win. Lopez rushed for 110 yards and one touchdown, while Martin picked up 115 receiving yards and one touchdown. With that strong performance, Lopez is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game.
Greenwich is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.7 points per game. As for West Haven, their record now sits at 10-2.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. West Haven has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 229.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Greenwich struggles in that department as they've been averaging 168.9 rushing yards. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
West Haven lost to Greenwich on the road by a decisive 24-6 margin in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greenwich's Michael D'Angelo, who rushed for 129 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 62 yards and one touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that West Haven knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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