After both having extra time off, the Weston Trojans and the Joel Barlow Falcons will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 19 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Weston and three for Joel Barlow.
Weston is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Pomperaug last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Weston had to suffer through a 49-6 loss at the hands of Pomperaug.
Meanwhile, Joel Barlow was beaten by Newtown 34-7 last Friday. 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 Nighthawks are ranked 16th).
Joel Barlow didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Watson and Kyle Rwabukamba.
Weston's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Joel Barlow, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Weston suffered a grim 30-6 defeat to Joel Barlow when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Weston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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