Joel Barlow lost against Killingly back in December of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Joel Barlow Falcons fell 42-32 to the Killingly Redmen. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Redmen are ranked 11th).
Joel Barlow's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Scott Romano, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Romano has become a key player for Joel Barlow: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jack Gilbert, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Joel Barlow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Hayden Allard was his usual excellent self, rushing for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry for Killingly. Allard 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Sumner, who threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
The loss snapped Joel Barlow's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Killingly, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Joel Barlow will welcome Brookfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brookfield will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Joel Barlow surely won't give up without a fight. As for Killingly, they will head out to take on Norwich Free Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Killingly is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.9 points per game this season.
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