Middletown has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Wethersfield Eagles at 6:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
If Middletown beats Wethersfield with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Middletown put the hurt on Edwin O. Smith with a sharp 35-13 victory on Thursday.
Middletown had a senior duo take command as Yamarr Bryant rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and Rayjon Buttram rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those 75 rushing yards gave Buttram a new career-high.
Meanwhile, while Wethersfield put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Bristol Eastern. Wethersfield claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Bristol Eastern. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five games by 39 points or more so far this season.
The victory got Middletown back to even at 3-3. As for Wethersfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Middletown didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Wethersfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with an 18-13 victory. Does Middletown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wethersfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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