Football Recap: Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Waterbury Career Academy Spartans
Holy Cross pushed their score to 42 the last time they played Waterbury Career Academy, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Holy Cross Crusaders walked away with a 14-6 victory over the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans. The 14-point effort marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Drew Caouette threw for 210 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes.
James LaFleur was his top target, making seven total tackles.
Waterbury Career Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dylan Rossi, who threw for 187 yards on 16 of 25 attempts, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (113 yards to be exact) went to Joshua Myers.
The win (which was Holy Cross' third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. As for Waterbury Career Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ansonia at 6:30 p.m. on October 24th. One thing working in Ansonia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. Waterbury Career Academy will also get a bit of a break before their next matchup: they'll face off against Torrington at 3:30 p.m. on October 25th. Waterbury Career Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
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