The Tolland Eagles will square off against the Northwest Catholic Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Tolland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Tolland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lewis Mills, posting a 42-6 victory. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 28.3 points per game.
Destin Wood was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Evan Johnson was another key rusher, rushing for 98 yards on only eight carries.
Tolland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Northwest Catholic has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.83 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They fell 34-21 to Bloomfield. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Warhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Tolland's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Northwest Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Tolland was able to grind out a solid win over Northwest Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 21-13. Will Tolland repeat their success, or does Northwest Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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