After each having a week off, the Bristol Eastern Lancers and the Middletown Blue Dragons will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bristol Eastern has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Middletown will arrive with four straight victories.
Bristol Eastern is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Farmington last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Lancers lost 30-6 to the River Hawks.
Bristol Eastern's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lincoln Bashaw, who rushed for 136 yards, and Jacob Kingsley, who picked up 32 receiving yards and one touchdown.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Middletown and Newington meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again last Friday. The Blue Dragons came out on top against the Nor'easters by a score of 20-12. While the Blue Dragons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bristol Eastern better keep an eye on Sebastiano Bibisi. He was instrumental in Middletown's win, picking up 97 receiving yards and one TD. Bibisi's longest reception was for an incredible 93 yards.
Middletown's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Bristol Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Bristol Eastern's way against Middletown in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as Bristol Eastern made off with a 20-0 victory. Do the Lancers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Dragons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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