Manchester hasn't had much luck against East Hartford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Manchester Red Hawks will square off against the East Hartford Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Manchester will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Manchester will bounce into Friday's match after beating New Britain, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Manchester made off with a 28-27 victory over New Britain.
Manchester had a senior duo take command as Joe Mugovero picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Emanuel Sampel threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Sampel a new career-high in rushing yards (36).
East Hartford fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 16-7 victory over Hall on Thursday. The 16-point effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
East Hartford's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Manchester, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Manchester came up short against East Hartford in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 40-33. Will Manchester have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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