Football Preview: East Lyme Vikings vs. Brookfield Bobcats
The East Lyme Vikings will challenge the Brookfield Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Lyme has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Brookfield will arrive with eight straight wins.
East Lyme is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Norwich Free Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Lyme had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Norwich Free Academy.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Brookfield over Pomperaug in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Brookfield blew Pomperaug out of the water with a 48-7 final score. Fans of the Bobcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brookfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Walters out in front who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyzir Torres, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
East Lyme's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Brookfield, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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