After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Newington, Edwin O. Smith was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 20-13 victory over the Tolland Eagles. That seven point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Sean Podosek was a one-man wrecking crew for Edwin O. Smith as he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 154 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Podosek a new career-high in rushing yards. Joey Baker was Podosek's top target, picking up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Edwin O. Smith didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Talan Hancox-Mellady.
Despite the loss, Tolland still got an impressive performance from Destin Wood, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
Edwin O. Smith's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Tolland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
As of now, neither Edwin O. Smith nor Tolland have any future games scheduled.
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