Middletown lost against Bristol Central back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Middletown Blue Dragons came up short against the Bristol Central Rams, falling 48-23. While losing is never fun, the Blue Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Rams are ranked 34th).
Donnie Rodriguez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bristol Central, 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, Rodriguez is now averaging an impressive 108.7 rushing yards per game. Quincy Lawson was in the mix too, providing Bristol Central with two touchdowns.
Middletown's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Bristol Central, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Middletown will head out to take on Berlin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Berlin will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Middletown surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bristol Central, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bristol Eastern at 10:30 a.m. on November 28th. Bristol Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season.
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