Football Preview: Bristol Eastern Lancers vs. Middletown Blue Dragons
Bristol Eastern hasn't had much luck against Middletown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bristol Eastern Lancers are taking a road trip to challenge the Middletown Blue Dragons at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bristol Eastern will head out to face Middletown after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Bristol Eastern and Edwin O. Smith were almost perfectly matched up, but Bristol Eastern suffered a 21-20 defeat. Despite 137 more yards than the Panthers, the Lancers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Bristol Eastern might have lost, but man, Lincoln Bashaw was a machine: he rushed for 198 yards. With that strong performance, Bashaw is now averaging an impressive 101.4 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Bristol Eastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Middletown was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost 28-7 to Wethersfield.
Bristol Eastern is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. As for Middletown, they now also have a losing record at 3-4.
Bristol Eastern was dealt a bruising 35-7 loss at the hands of Middletown in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bristol Eastern was down 21-0.
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