Middletown won against Farmington last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Everything went the Middletown Blue Dragons' way against the Edwin O. Smith Panthers as the Middletown Blue Dragons made off with a 35-13 win. That's more bragging rights for the Blue Dragons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Middletown had a senior duo take command as Yamarr Bryant rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and Rayjon Buttram rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those 75 rushing yards gave Buttram a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Middletown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 70.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 190.7.
Edwin O. Smith's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Joey Baker, who picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Sean Podosek, who threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Middletown back to even at 3-3. As for Edwin O. Smith, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Middletown will welcome Wethersfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Edwin O. Smith, they will head out to face off against Bristol Eastern at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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