Bristol Eastern is 1-8 against Bristol Central since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 10:30 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bristol Eastern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over RHAM last Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.
Alex Corvo was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for six yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 74 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Lincoln Bashaw handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.
Bristol Eastern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aidyn Davies and Noah Albert.
Meanwhile, Bristol Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Blue Dragons as they made off with a 48-23 victory. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Blue Dragons are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Donnie Rodriguez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 193 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 45 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.7 rushing yards per game. Jayden Glasper was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Bristol Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Bristol Central pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for Bristol Eastern, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Bristol Eastern came up short against Bristol Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 14-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rodriguez, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 36 yards and a touchdown. Now that Bristol Eastern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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