Football Recap: Maloney Spartans vs. Southington Blue Knights
Maloney had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took down the Southington Blue Knights 41-22. The Spartans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Knights, too.
Despite the loss, Southington still got an impressive performance from Lonnie Green, who rushed for 117 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Green a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jaxiel Rivera, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Maloney now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Southington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maloney will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Platt at 10:30 a.m. on November 28th. Maloney knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Platt likes a good challenge. Southington also won't see the field for a while: their next match is against Cheshire at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th. Cheshire is coming into the contest with three straight defeats at home, meaning Southington will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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