Football Preview: Bristol Central Rams vs. Bunnell Bulldogs
Two dominant signal callers in Donnie Rodriguez and Steven Mendoza are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bristol Central Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bunnell Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Bristol Central: 13.7, Bunnell: 14.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Bunnell is hoping to do what Bristol Eastern couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Bristol Central's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Bristol Central walked away with a 14-7 victory over Bristol Eastern. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Lancers are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bunnell has more to be thankful for after their contest against Stratford on Thursday. Bunnell simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Stratford 47-6. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
Bunnell relied on the efforts of Rody Ricketts, who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and KK Smalls, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Smalls has posted since back in September.
Bunnell wouldn't let Stratford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bunnell can thank Carson Clarke and Rickie Miller for forcing both of them. Clarke has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Bunnell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bristol Central pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bunnell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
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