Killingly has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.29 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They walked away with a 42-32 victory over the Joel Barlow Falcons. Given the Redmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Falcons are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Hayden Allard, who rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played. Hunter Allard was in the mix too, providing Killingly with two touchdowns.
Killingly was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Joel Barlow lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Scott Romano, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Romano is becoming a predictor of Joel Barlow's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Gilbert, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Killingly's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Joel Barlow, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3.
Killingly is taking a road trip to square off against Norwich Free Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Killingly knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Norwich Free Academy likes a good challenge. As for Joel Barlow, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Brookfield at 1:00 p.m. Brookfield will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Joel Barlow surely won't give up without a fight.
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