Football Preview: Tolland Eagles vs. Notre Dame Prep Lancers
The Tolland Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Notre Dame Prep Lancers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Tolland will be strutting in after a win while Notre Dame Prep will be coming in after a loss.
If Notre Dame Prep heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Tolland took over last week. Tolland took down Farmington 25-7 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Destin Wood was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Tolland wouldn't let Farmington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tolland can thank Brayden O'Connor and Ben Gordon for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Notre Dame Prep after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Bethel who ended up claiming the real prize. The matchup between Notre Dame Prep and Bethel wasn't particularly close, with Notre Dame Prep falling 21-7. Despite 147 more yards than the Wildcats, the Lancers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Tolland's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Notre Dame Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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