Football Preview: Bristol Eastern Lancers vs. Pomperaug Panthers
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Bristol Eastern is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Pomperaug Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Bristol Eastern and East Catholic were almost perfectly matched up, but Bristol Eastern suffered an 18-17 defeat.
Meanwhile, Pomperaug took a blow against Guilford on Friday, falling 49-20. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 17th).
Bristol Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pomperaug, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Bristol Eastern strolled past Pomperaug when the teams last played back in September of 2019 by a score of 14-0. Does Bristol Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pomperaug turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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