Tolland entered their game against Northwest Catholic on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Tolland Eagles took a 40-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northwest Catholic Lions. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Tolland still got an impressive performance from Ryan Caminiti, who threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 31 yards. Mason Pease was Caminiti's top target, picking up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown.
A big part of Northwest Catholic's victory came down to the chemistry between Vincent Burbank and his top target Kayden Davis. Burbank threw for 380 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt while Davis picked up 254 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Davis showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 61 yards.
Tolland's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Northwest Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against Avon at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tolland is facing Avon at the right time seeing as Avon is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Northwest Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rocky Hill at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Northwest Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.9 points per game this season.
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