The Branford Hornets will square off against the East Catholic Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Branford's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Harding 38-0. 38 seems to be a good number for the Hornets as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Rhamell Fairclough was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 171 yards and two TDs while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Alex LeBlanc got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of LeBlanc, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, East Catholic strolled past Bristol Eastern with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-21.
Branford better keep an eye on Joey Montalvo. He was instrumental in East Catholic's win, rushing for 57 yards and three scores, while also picking up 66 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something East Catholic proved: they limited Bristol Eastern to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Alex Rodriguez for the heroic effort on defense: he. East Catholic's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.6.
The victory got East Catholic back to even at 1-1. As for Branford, their record now sits at 2-0.
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