Glastonbury won the last time they faced East Hartford and Dante Casdia did his part to make sure it happened again. The Glastonbury Guardians took down the East Hartford Hornets 41-26 on Thursday thanks in part to Casdia, who rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 54 yards.
Glastonbury 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 Bennett Bedard.
When it comes to explaining why East Hartford lost, don't look at Drayvn Roberts. Despite the final result, he threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Tripp was Roberts' top target, picking up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Glastonbury has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for East Hartford, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Glastonbury will welcome New Britain at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. New Britain will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Glastonbury surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Hartford, they will head out on the road to square off against South Windsor at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. East Hartford is facing South Windsor at the right time seeing as South Windsor is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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