After flying high against Monticello last Friday, Tolono Unity came back down to earth. The Rockets took a 34-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rockets came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Saints are ranked 146th).
Tolono Unity's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Crewe Eckstein, who rushed for 103 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries, and Dane Eisenmenger, who rushed for 36 yards and one TD.
Bloomington Central Catholic can attribute much of their success to Valshun Powe, who rushed for 95 yards and a pair of scores, and also picked up 42 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Tolono Unity fell to 2-1. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Tolono Unity is set to challenge their familiar foe St. Joseph-Ogden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic will take on rival Rantoul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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