Football Preview: Newington Nor'easters vs. Wethersfield Eagles
Newington is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Wethersfield is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Newington Nor'easters will welcome the Wethersfield Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Newington: 5.2, Wethersfield: 9.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Newington is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wethersfield just ended the team's ten-game winning streak dating back to last season on Wednesday. They took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The loss put an end to the Nor'easters' undefeated start to the season.
Newington wouldn't let Wethersfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Newington can thank Aiden Bengtson and Heath Weeden for forcing both of them. Weeden is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played.
Wethersfield's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Newington, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 9-1.
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