The Glastonbury Guardians will take on the Enfield Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Glastonbury is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: New Britain, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Glastonbury was ranked 24th). Glastonbury breezed by New Britain to the tune of 49-21 on Friday. The Guardians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Connor Finnerty had an outrageously good game as he threw for 230 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Anthony DuBaldo helped Finnerty out on the ground, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Enfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Conard 42-41. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Enfield found their leader in sophomore Sawyer Pequita, who rushed for 238 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown. Pequita has become a key player for Enfield: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jacob Beiler, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Glastonbury is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Enfield, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Glastonbury came up short against Enfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, falling 19-10. Can Glastonbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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