East Hartford has gone 7-2 against Manchester recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Hartford Hornets will be staying on the road to face off against the Manchester Red Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, East Hartford earned a 16-7 win over Hall. The 16-point effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Manchester hadn't done well against New Britain recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Manchester made off with a 28-27 victory over New Britain. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Hawks.
A big part of Manchester's win came down to the chemistry between Emanuel Sampel and his top target Joe Mugovero. Sampel threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes while Mugovero picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Sampel a new career-high in rushing yards (36).
East Hartford's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Manchester, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
East Hartford beat Manchester 40-33 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Hartford since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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