Manchester hadn't done well against New Britain recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Manchester Red Hawks won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the New Britain Golden Hurricanes 28-27. For the Red Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 53-36 victory the Golden Hurricanes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2022.
Manchester had a senior duo take command as Joe Mugovero picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Emanuel Sampel threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Sampel a new career-high in rushing yards (36).
Jayden Allen and Donavan Campbell certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Allen rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Campbell rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Manchester and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for New Britain, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Manchester will welcome East Hartford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Manchester will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for New Britain, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hartford Public at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Britain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.7 points per game this season.
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