The Tolono Unity Rockets's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bloomington Central Catholic is facing Tolono Unity at the wrong time: Tolono Unity suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They and the Crusaders were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 53-52 defeat. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (48), the Rockets still had to take the loss.
Tolono Unity's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dane Eisenmenger, who threw for 543 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and Tre Hoggard, who picked up 266 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Hoggard showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 55 yards. Garrett Richardson helped Eisenmenger out on the ground, picking up 38 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 102 yards.
Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic entered their match against Monticello on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bloomington Central Catholic fell just short of Monticello by a score of 28-25. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tolono Unity's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Tolono Unity took a serious blow against Bloomington Central Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-14. Will Tolono Unity have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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