Two dominant signal callers in Steven Mendoza and Donnie Rodriguez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bunnell Bulldogs will challenge the Bristol Central Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Bunnell: 14.2, Bristol Central: 13.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Bristol Central will take on a Bulldogs squad in a cheerful holiday mood after the team's game against Stratford on Thanksgiving. Bunnell blew past Stratford 47-6 on Thursday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Bunnell relied on the efforts of Rody Ricketts, who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and KK Smalls, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Those 111 rushing yards gave Ricketts a new career-high.
Bunnell wouldn't let Stratford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bunnell can thank Carson Clarke and Rickie Miller for forcing both of them. Clarke is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played.
Bunnell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bristol Central came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Lancers by a score of 14-7. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Lancers are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bristol Central pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bunnell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
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