The New Haven Rockets are taking a road trip to challenge the Utica Ford Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, New Haven put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They claimed a resounding 55-14 win over Bentley. With the Rockets ahead 33-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Darrien Wilmer was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards. Steven Marks was another key player, rushing for 66 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: New Haven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 452 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 85.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 280.7.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for New Haven, adding 11 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Ryan Abuan, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Utica Ford's strategy against Sterling Heights on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Falcons blew the Stallions out of the water with a 55-6 final score. The game marked the Falcons' most dominant victory of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Utica Ford and bumps their season record up to 3-5. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 13 points in those games. As for New Haven, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
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