Football Preview: Tolland Eagles vs. Notre Dame Prep Lancers
The Tolland Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Notre Dame Prep Lancers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Tolland will be strutting in after a victory 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 enjoyed a cozy 25-7 win over Farmington on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Destin Wood had a dynamite game for Tolland, rushing for 194 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Wood 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, Notre Dame Prep started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Bethel. The match between them and the Wildcats 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
