The Middletown Blue Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the Bunnell Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Middletown took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomfield , sneaking past 17-14. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Blue Dragons as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Rayjon Buttram was a one-man wrecking crew for Middletown as he picked up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Buttram was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 68 yards.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bunnell's strategy against Norwich Free Academy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bunnell blew Norwich Free Academy out of the water with a 58-0 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 51 point advantage.
Bunnell relied on the efforts of KK Smalls, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Steven Mendoza, who threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Smalls a new career-high in rushing yards. Rody Ricketts also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bunnell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bunnell's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nathaniel Banton. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Middletown's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for Bunnell, their record now sits at 2-0.
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