After both having extra time off, the Joel Barlow Falcons and the Weston Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Joel Barlow and 19 for Weston dating back to last season.
Joel Barlow is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Newtown last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Joel Barlow took a blow against Newtown, falling 34-7. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by exactly 27 points.
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.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-6, which was the final score in Weston's tilt against Pomperaug last Friday.
Joel Barlow now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Weston, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Joel Barlow's way against Weston in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Joel Barlow made off with a 30-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Joel Barlow since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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