Football Preview: Glastonbury Guardians vs. Manchester Red Hawks
Glastonbury is 6-0 against Manchester since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Glastonbury Guardians will look to defend their home field against the Manchester Red Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Glastonbury humbled Norwalk with a 42-14 victory. With the Guardians ahead 35-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Glastonbury relied on the efforts of Connor Finnerty, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and Dante Casdia, who gained 115 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Manchester put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 27-21 W over Xavier.
Manchester had a senior duo take command as Emanuel Sampel threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes and Joe Mugovero picked up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Mugovero torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Darrol Young, who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Glastonbury now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Manchester, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Glastonbury took their win against Manchester in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 30-6. Will Glastonbury repeat their success, or does Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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