Bristol Eastern entered their matchup against Edwin O. Smith on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bristol Eastern Lancers were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to the Edwin O. Smith Panthers. The Lancers gained 137 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why Bristol Eastern lost, don't look at Lincoln Bashaw. Despite the final result, he rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Bashaw is now averaging an impressive 101.4 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Bristol Eastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Edwin O. Smith's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sean Podosek, who threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards.
Bristol Eastern now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Edwin O. Smith, they moved to 2-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Bristol Eastern has already played their next game, a 20-0 win against Middletown on the 8th. As for Edwin O. Smith, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-0 defeat against Wethersfield on the 8th.
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