East Catholic and Avon are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Avon Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Catholic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bloomfield just ended the team's six-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by the Warhawks 48-18. The Eagles have struggled against the Warhawks recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Avon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Northwest Catholic, falling 34-14. One positive for the Falcons, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, East Catholic fell to 4-1. As for Avon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
East Catholic was dealt a bruising 36-0 defeat at the hands of Avon when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Avon's Nikolai Meltser, who rushed for 228 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Now that East Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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