Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Haven). They took down the East Hartford Hornets 49-34 on Friday.
Artie Mccormack Iv continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 296 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 130.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Haven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 456 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
North Haven didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mccormack Iv and Chris Kottage.
When it comes to explaining why East Hartford lost, don't look at Drayvn Roberts. Despite the final result, he threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.
North Haven's record now sits at 4-2. As for East Hartford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Haven will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against West Haven at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. West Haven is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so North Haven will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for East Hartford, they will host Southington at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. East Hartford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
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