The Rocky Hill Terriers will take on the Northwest Catholic Lions at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Rocky Hill is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Rocky Hill lost to East Catholic at home by a 27-12 margin.
The losing side was boosted by Joey Motes, who threw for 199 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Even if they lost, Rocky Hill's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Landon Mantie and Jayzair Hall, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Hall is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Northwest Catholic earned a 40-29 victory over Tolland last Friday.
A big part of Northwest Catholic's win came down to the chemistry between Vincent Burbank and his top target Kayden Davis. Burbank threw for 380 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt while Davis picked up 254 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Davis was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards.
Northwest Catholic wouldn't let Tolland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northwest Catholic can thank Bryce Jones and Curran Waterbury for forcing both of them. Northwest Catholic got some further help from David Calendrillo: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Rocky Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Northwest Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Rocky Hill couldn't quite finish off Northwest Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 29-26. Can Rocky Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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