Joliet Central was down, but not out.

Trailing by two at home against a Bloom team they dominated a few weeks ago and without their star player following her ejection, the Steelmen needed to go 78 yards in less than two minutes.

And that’s exactly what they did after Elliana Fowler connected with Alexis Pedrosa for a 75-yard pass to put the Steelmen on the three-yard line. The next play, Fowler took it in herself to trim the deficit to two. The Steelmen appeared to tie things up on a successful two-point conversion with 1:42 left, but the ball was snapped before they were set, resulting in a penalty and repeat of the attempt from five yards further back.

This time, they were unable to get it and Bloom got out of Joliet Central with a 14-12 win.

Joliet Central (1-10) previously beat Bl

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