Football Preview: Wethersfield Eagles vs. Bristol Eastern Lancers
Wethersfield is 5-0 against Bristol Eastern since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wethersfield Eagles will face off against the Bristol Eastern Lancers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Wethersfield's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Wethersfield will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against RHAM on Saturday. Wethersfield simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat RHAM 48-6 on the road. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 39 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bristol Eastern fell victim to Newington and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Nor'easters on the road and fell 28-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Nor'easters are ranked 34th).
Wethersfield pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bristol Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Wethersfield against Bristol Eastern when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 47-0 victory. Will Wethersfield repeat their success, or does Bristol Eastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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