After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Bristol Eastern is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Pomperaug Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Bristol Eastern was just a hair shy of victory and fell 18-17 to East Catholic.
Meanwhile, Pomperaug took a blow against Guilford on Friday, falling 49-20. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 17th).
Bristol Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pomperaug, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Bristol Eastern strolled past Pomperaug when the teams last played back in September of 2019 by a score of 14-0. Will Bristol Eastern repeat their success, or does Pomperaug have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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