The Maloney Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Staples Wreckers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Maloney didn't have too much trouble with Glastonbury on the road as they won 41-27.
Meanwhile, Staples had already won 13 in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over the Tigers on the road. 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 was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards. The dominant performance gave him 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.
Maloney pushed their record up to 1-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Staples, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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