Bristol Eastern has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Pomperaug Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Bristol Eastern was just a hair shy of victory and fell 18-17 to East Catholic.
Meanwhile, Pomperaug had to suffer through a 49-20 loss at the hands of Guilford. 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).
Bristol Eastern now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Pomperaug, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Bristol Eastern strolled past Pomperaug in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a score of 14-0. Will Bristol Eastern repeat their success, or does Pomperaug have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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