The East Catholic Eagles will welcome the Branford Hornets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, East Catholic strolled past Bristol Eastern with points to spare, taking the game 35-21.
Joey Montalvo had a dynamite game, rushing for 57 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 66 receiving yards and one score.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something East Catholic proved: they limited Bristol Eastern to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Alex Rodriguez for the heroic effort on defense: he. East Catholic's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.6.
Meanwhile, Branford won against Edwin O. Smith two weeks ago with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Hornets really took it to Harding for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-0 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hornets had established a 31-point advantage.
East Catholic better keep an eye on Rhamell Fairclough. He was instrumental in Branford's win, rushing for 171 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Fairclough's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Wyatt Cavallaro was another key receiver, picking up 98 receiving yards and one score.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Branford, racking up 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Alex LeBlanc, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Branford's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for East Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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