The Mapletown Maples will head out to square off against the California Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mapletown is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Mapletown will head out to face California after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Mapletown had to suffer through a 37-8 loss at the hands of West Greene. The Maples were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Meanwhile, while California put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Avella. California breezed by Avella at home to the tune of 40-0. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three contests by 36 points or more so far this season.
Lee Qualk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 149 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another back making a difference was Malachi Peak, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Mapletown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for California, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Mapletown was dealt a bruising 58-0 loss at the hands of California in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mapletown, Spencer Petrucci (who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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