Bristol Central is 3-0 against RHAM since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bristol Central Rams will look to defend their home field against the RHAM Raptors at 6:00 p.m. Bristol Central will be strutting in after a win while RHAM will be coming in after a defeat.
Bristol Central will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Farmington on Saturday. Bristol Central claimed a resounding 42-6 victory over Farmington. Considering the Rams have won three matchups by more than 33 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Donnie Rodriguez, who rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 36 yards and a touchdown.
Bristol Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Bristol Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Julieen Lopez, Ryan Sample, and Gabriel Ouellette picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for RHAM's offense. They were beaten by Newington 29-0 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Nor'easters are ranked 24th).
RHAM's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Bristol Central, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bristol Central strolled past RHAM when the teams last played back in November of 2021 by a score of 34-20. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was RHAM's Max Nylen, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bristol Central still be able to contain Nylen? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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