Greenwich and Staples are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Greenwich Cardinals will challenge the Staples Wreckers at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Greenwich is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against New Britain as Greenwich made off with a 27-6 win.
Michael D'Angelo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 93 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Greenwich also got a significant boost from Hector Lopez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
Greenwich was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Staples waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They breezed by the Red Hawks to the tune of 42-6. Given the Wreckers' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Red Hawks are ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Staples didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jarett Deluca, Davis Crandall, and Justin Halky picked up one apiece. Crandall also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 17.
Staples' victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.9 points per game. As for Greenwich, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Greenwich took a serious blow against Staples in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 27-0. Can Greenwich avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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