Football Recap: Wilton Warriors vs. McMahon Senators
If McMahon wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Wilton, they should've done a better job of containing Charlie Calabrese. The Wilton Warriors enjoyed a cozy 46-31 win over the McMahon Senators on Friday thanks in part to Calabrese, who rushed for 207 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Wilton is 2-1 when Calabrese posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Calabrese was just one part of a punishing run game: Wilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Wilton's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Nico Mercado was the leader with two.
Lorenzo Laracca and Jermel Bynum certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Laracca threw for 387 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, while Bynum gained 181 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Bynum a new career-high in rushing yards (27). A healthy portion of Laracca's aerial production (169 yards to be exact) went to Justin Daniel.
With the victory, Wilton broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5. As for McMahon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Wilton will venture away from home to challenge Xavier at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for McMahon, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Norwalk at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th. McMahon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
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