The Pomperaug Panthers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against the Bristol Eastern Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Pomperaug was beaten by Guilford 49-20. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Bristol Eastern and East Catholic were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but Bristol Eastern suffered an 18-17 defeat.
This is the second loss in a row for Pomperaug and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Bristol Eastern, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Things could have been worse for Pomperaug, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 14-0 loss to Bristol Eastern in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Can Pomperaug avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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