Manchester has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will square off against the Glastonbury Guardians at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Manchester beat Xavier 27-21.
Manchester had a senior duo take command as Emanuel Sampel threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes and Joe Mugovero picked up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Mugovero torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Darrol Young, who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Glastonbury on the road against Norwalk on Saturday as the team secured a 42-14 win. The Guardians pushed the score to 42-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Glastonbury relied on the efforts of Connor Finnerty, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and Dante Casdia, who gained 115 total yards and two touchdowns.
Manchester pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Glastonbury, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Manchester suffered a grim 30-6 defeat to Glastonbury in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Manchester avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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