Football Recap: Enfield Eagles vs. Conard Red Wolves
Enfield had lost four straight headed into Friday's game, but Sawyer Pequita didn't let it get to four. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, the Enfield Eagles made off with a 42-41 victory over the Conard Red Wolves thanks in part to Pequita, who rushed for 238 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown. Enfield is 2-1 when Pequita posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Jonathan Hewitt also helped out as he racked up 130 rushing yards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (130).
Enfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 459 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Enfield's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Conard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Enfield will face off against Glastonbury at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Glastonbury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season. As for Conard, they will challenge Platt at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Platt will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Conard surely won't give up without a fight.
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