Joel Barlow was the 56-14 winner over East Catholic when they last played one another back in October of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Joel Barlow Falcons fell to the East Catholic Eagles 26-20. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Joel Barlow still got an impressive performance from Scott Romano, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Romano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Joel Barlow didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Watson and Ari Alvarez.
Even though they lost, Joel Barlow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
A big part of East Catholic's win came down to the chemistry between Christian Morales and his top target Joey Montalvo. Morales threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes while Montalvo picked up 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Montalvo's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 104 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Joel Barlow now has a losing record at 1-2. As for East Catholic, the victory was the fifth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Joel Barlow has already played their next matchup, a 26-0 win against New Fairfield on the 4th. As for East Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 27-20 victory against Tolland on the 3rd.
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