The Middletown Blue Dragons will square off against the Newington Nor'easters at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Middletown will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-13 loss at the hands of Bunnell.
Meanwhile, Newington put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Danbury 12-10.
Among those leading the charge was Evan Pigott, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Newington's defense and their three sacks. Zachary Girolamo was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Middletown now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Newington, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0.
Middletown barely slipped by Newington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 21-20. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Newington's Enzo Corvino, who threw for 55 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Middletown still be able to contain Corvino? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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