Football Recap: Rocky Hill Comes Up Short Despite Joey Motes' Strong Performance

By Team Reports Oct 26, 2024, 6:06am

Football Recap: Rocky Hill Terriers vs. Tolland Eagles

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After flying high against Lewis Mills on October 3rd, Rocky Hill came back down to earth. The Rocky Hill Terriers took a 29-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tolland Eagles on Friday. Despite 158 more yards than the Eagles, the Terriers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

When it comes to explaining why Rocky Hill lost, don't look at Joey Motes. Despite the final result, he rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 235 yards and a touchdown while completing 74.1% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Tyshawn Dominique.

Rocky Hill dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Tolland, their record now sits at 4-1.

Rocky Hill wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 28-12 loss against Plainville on the 25th. As for Tolland, they will take on Lewis Mills at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tolland is facing Lewis Mills at the right time seeing as Lewis Mills is stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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