East Hartford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell to the Southington Blue Knights 42-38. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, East Hartford still got an impressive performance from Drayvn Roberts, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Isaiah Tripp was Roberts' top target, picking up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, East Hartford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Nick Andrews continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southington, rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Nathan Pelletier was another key player, throwing for 264 yards and two touchdowns.
East Hartford's record is now 1-5. As for Southington, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Hartford will stay at home for another week and welcome Glastonbury at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Glastonbury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.5 points per game this season. As for Southington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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