The Glastonbury Guardians will head out to challenge the Hall Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Glastonbury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season.
Glastonbury will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Southington, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Glastonbury narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Southington 23-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Guardians have posted since October 27, 2023.
The critical scores for Glastonbury came from Luke Lavery, Dante Casdia, and Rocco Meigs.
Glastonbury wouldn't let Southington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Glastonbury can thank Niall Easton and Camden Combs for forcing both of them. Combs is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Nick Filiault was another major factor on D, making 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hall ended up a good deal behind New Britain on Friday and lost 42-24. While the Titans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Hurricanes 10-9 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Hall got top-tier performance from Tyler Redden, who picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Hussey, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory was the third in a row for Glastonbury, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. As for Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Glastonbury might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Hall in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Glastonbury, Bode Smith (who threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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