Football Preview: Staples Wreckers vs. Manchester Red Hawks
Two dominant signal callers in Nick Weil and Emanuel Sampel are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Staples Wreckers will welcome the Manchester Red Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Staples is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season.
Staples' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 27-0 victory over Greenwich. The win was familiar territory for the Wreckers who have now won five matches in a row.
Staples' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nathan Smith led the charge by picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Smith showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Weil, who threw for 155 yards and a touchdown.
Staples didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Justin Halky.
Meanwhile, a victory for Manchester just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of East Hartford. The game marked the first time this year in which the Red Hawks were not able to get on the board.
Staples pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.1 points per game. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
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