A victory for Joel Barlow just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Newtown Nighthawks, falling 34-7. 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.
Joel Barlow now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Newtown, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Joel Barlow will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Weston at 4:00 p.m. on November 27th. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Joel Barlow and nine for Weston. As for Newtown, they will square off against Masuk at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Newtown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.8 points per game this season.
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