Football Preview: East Catholic Eagles vs. Bloomfield Warhawks
East Catholic is 1-8 against Bloomfield since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Catholic Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Bloomfield Warhawks at 6:30 p.m. East Catholic will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
East Catholic's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 37-0 win over Northwest Catholic. The matchup marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season.
East Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joey Montalvo, who picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Montalvo showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards. Christian Morales was another key signal caller, throwing for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
East Catholic wouldn't let Northwest Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Catholic can thank Brent Cattanach and Theo Perkins for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak last Saturday. They lost 20-0 to Windsor. The Warhawks were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the six contests prior) but the Warriors' defense proved too tough.
East Catholic pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bloomfield, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3.
East Catholic took a serious blow against Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in October, falling 48-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bloomfield's Marlon Britton, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that East Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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