Football Preview: Staples Wreckers vs. Maloney Spartans
Staples has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Maloney has won six straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Staples Wreckers will welcome the Maloney Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Staples on the road against Ridgefield as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. Given the Wreckers' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Tigers are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nick Weil had a dynamite game for Staples, throwing for 279 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 48 yards. The dominant performance gave Weil a new career-high in rushing yards. Shane Sandrew was Weil's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Staples' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jack Stoler.
Meanwhile, Maloney didn't have too much trouble with Glastonbury on the road last Thursday as they won 41-27.
Staples' win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Maloney, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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