Football Recap: Newington Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

With a playoff win on the line, Newington rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They managed a 20-15 victory over the Wethersfield Eagles. This was a revenge game for the Nor'easters: when they faced off against the Eagles last Wednesday, they had to take a 22-14 defeat.

It was another big night for Evan Pigott, who rushed for 190 yards and one touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.3 rushing yards per game.

Newington wouldn't let Wethersfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Newington can thank Kalil Sterwart and Heath Weeden for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Sterwart a new career-high in total tackles (eight).

Newington pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.9 points per game. As for Wethersfield, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.

Newington didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-0 defeat against Windsor on the 8th. Wethersfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.