Planning on attending Friday night’s much-anticipated Hand/Xavier football game (who will win?, VOTE) at Palmer Field in Middletown?

According to the Southern Connecticut Conference website, tickets will be $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. Xavier students can enter free with a school ID. Children under 10 are free.

The athletic complex at Palmer Field holds about 5,000.

Nearby Veterans Park will be made available for parking. Portable lighting will be installed in the park and at the footbridge that links the park with Palmer Field. Xavier will have a ticket booth stationed at the footbridge.
Parking at nearby businesses on streets next to the field is not recommended.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.


TALE OF THE TAPE

HAND — XAVIER

Rank in Register Top 10 poll: No. 3 — No. 1

Record: 4-0 — 4-0

Coach: Steve Filippone — Sean Marinan

Conference: SCC Div. I East — SCC Div. I West

Location: Madison — Middletown

Mascot: Tigers — Falcons

Consecutive wins: 17 — 30

Program wins: 333 — 31

Class: L — LL

State titles: 10 — 3

State finals: 16 — 5

Last meeting: Hand won 31-16 in 2007

Series history: Hand leads 14-6