The Bristol Eastern Lancers will square off against the East Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
While Lancers fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They blew past Avon, posting a 27-0 win on the road.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led East Catholic over Bacon Academy/Lyman Memorial in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that East Catholic blew Bacon Academy/Lyman Memorial out of the water with a 55-20 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 48-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the had little chance of recovering from.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Christian Morales and his top target Joey Montalvo. Morales threw for 337 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Montalvo picked up 239 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Montalvo also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
East Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Andrew Delaura Jr, Montalvo, and Colten Yates picked up one apiece.
Everything went Bristol Eastern's way against East Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2021 as Bristol Eastern made off with a 38-18 win. Does Bristol Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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