Friday just wasn't the day for Manchester's offense. They took a hard 16-0 fall against the Glastonbury Guardians on Friday. The Red Hawks have struggled against the Guardians recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Even if they lost, Manchester's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Noah Colon refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Glastonbury was led to victory by Dante Casdia and Connor Finnerty. Casdia rushed for 142 yards, while Finnerty rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Those 37 rushing yards gave Finnerty a new career-high.
Manchester's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Glastonbury, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Coming up, after each having a week off, Manchester and Southington will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on the 24th. The Red Hawks will be up against the Blue Knights' rather soft defense (which has allowed 28.6 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Glastonbury, they will challenge New Britain at 6:00 p.m. on the 23rd. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Casdia and Jayden Allen.
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