Last year, the New Britain football team started the season with a seven-game win streak, which came to an end at the hands of Glastonbury .
New Britain stumbled and lost its next game by a point to Manchester before righting itself and advancing to the Class LL playoffs for the second straight year.
The two CCC Tier 1 teams will face each other once again Thursday night, this time at New Britain.
Here are some games to watch this week:
Glastonbury (3-2) at New Britain (4-1), Thursday, 6 p.m., Veterans Stadium, New Britain
New Britain has gained confidence and experience over the last few years and despite losing a close game to Fairfield Prep, ranked No. 6 in the Courant’s state coaches poll, the Hurricanes are back on track after a win over Southington two weeks ago. New Brita