Football Recap: New Canaan Rams vs. McMahon Senators
New Canaan entered their tilt with McMahon on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 50-19 win over the McMahon Senators. Considering the Rams have won five games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Canaan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Esposito, who picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another passer making a difference was Luke Robinson, who threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 11-for-11 passing.
Another reason for the win was New Canaan's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Will Sullivan was especially locked on to McMahon's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Simon Tchakarov was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
New Canaan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
New Canaan pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.8 points. As for McMahon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
New Canaan will welcome Bridgeport Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Canaan is facing Bridgeport Central at the right time seeing as Bridgeport Central is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for McMahon, they will challenge Wilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McMahon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.5 points per game this season.
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