East Catholic waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 47-14 victory over the Lewis Mills Spartans. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-7.
A big part of East Catholic's win came down to the chemistry between Christian Morales and his top target Joey Montalvo. Morales threw for 387 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes while Montalvo picked up 335 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Montalvo also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Nick Galatie got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
East Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Galatie, Montalvo, and Andrew Delaura Jr picked up one apiece.
When it comes to explaining why Lewis Mills lost, don't look at Alex Weaver. Despite the final result, he rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown.
East Catholic's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Lewis Mills, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Catholic will venture away from home to challenge Plainville at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. East Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.5 points per game this season. As for Lewis Mills, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Northwest Catholic at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Northwest Catholic also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 32.9 points per game.
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