After a string of six wins dating back to last season, East Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were beaten by the Bloomfield Warhawks 48-18. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Warhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Christian Morales threw for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Noah Patrei was his top target, picking up 58 receiving yards. On the ground,
Charlie Penders rushed for 32 yards.
It was another big night for Marlon Britton, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry for Bloomfield. The dominant performance gave Britton a new career-high in rushing yards. Zakyi Kimber handled things on the ground, rushing for 123 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, East Catholic fell to 4-1. As for Bloomfield, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withAvon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Catholic is facing Avon at the right time seeing as Avon is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Bloomfield, they are taking a road trip to square off against Northwest Catholic at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Northwest Catholic: 9.8, Bloomfield: 14.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
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