The Maconaquah Braves will play host again on Friday to welcome the Peru Tigers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Maconaquah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Maconaquah didn't have too much trouble with Rochester at home as they won 30-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maconaquah to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aiden Robinson, who threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. With that strong performance, Robinson is now averaging an impressive 301.6 passing yards per game. Fuddy Kile was Robinson's top target, picking up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Peru earned a 35-28 victory over Manchester on Friday.
Isaiah Korba continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 210 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peru was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 260 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Maconaquah pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Peru, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Maconaquah has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 268.8 passing yards per game. Peru, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 284.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Maconaquah against Peru in their previous meeting back in September, as the team secured a 42-0 win. Does Maconaquah have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peru turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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