Bristol Eastern won the last time they faced Farmington, and things went their way on Friday too. The Bristol Eastern Lancers snuck past the Farmington River Hawks with a 19-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Lincoln Bashaw was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 111.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Alex Corvo, who rushed for 29 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bristol Eastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Bristol Eastern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aidyn Davies and Jacob Kingsley.
Although Farmington took the loss, they still got scores from Ty Nogiec and Jake Percival.
Bristol Eastern's record is now 3-1. As for Farmington, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
After each having a week off, Bristol Eastern and Newington will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on October 17th. Both have allowed few points on average, (Newington: 2.5, Bristol Eastern: 11.5) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Farmington, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Middletown at 6:00 p.m. on October 18th. Farmington's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so Middletown's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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