Football Preview: Newtown Nighthawks vs. New Canaan Rams
The Newtown Nighthawks are taking a road trip to face off against the New Canaan Rams at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Newtown sitting on 11 straight wins and New Canaan on eight.
Newtown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 38-7 victory over Amity Regional. The Nighthawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, New Canaan faced Maloney in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. New Canaan claimed a resounding 41-7 win over Maloney. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly 34 points.
Luke Robinson was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Hudson Kenny helped Robinson out on the ground, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.
New Canaan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Connor Mazza and Blake Schwartz. Mazza also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Newtown's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.7 points per game. As for New Canaan, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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