Football Recap: Plainville Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 19, 2024, 6:19am

Football Recap: Plainville Blue Devils vs. East Catholic Eagles

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Plainville lost against East Catholic back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Plainville Blue Devils took a 35-17 bruising from the East Catholic Eagles. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

A big part of East Catholic's victory came down to the chemistry between Christian Morales and his top target Joey Montalvo. Morales threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes while Montalvo picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Montalvo's longest reception was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Jared Macaluso was in the mix as well, providing East Catholic with a touchdown.

Plainville now has a losing record at 4-5. As for East Catholic, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Plainville and Farmington will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on November 27th. Plainville is facing Farmington at the right time seeing as Farmington is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for East Catholic, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Northwest Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on November 27th. East Catholic will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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