Maloney hasn't had much luck against New Canaan recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Maloney Spartans will face off against the New Canaan Rams at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Maloney sitting on four straight wins and New Canaan on seven.
New Canaan will take on a Spartans squad in a cheerful holiday mood after the team's game against Platt on Thanksgiving. Maloney took down Platt 28-14 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, New Canaan faced Darien in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. New Canaan never let Darien onto the board and left with a 34-0 victory. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 29 points or more this season.
Andrew Esposito was his usual excellent self, rushing for 126 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
New Canaan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 84.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 215.6.
New Canaan's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.2 points per game. As for Maloney, their record now sits at 6-4.
Maloney was dealt a bruising 42-13 defeat at the hands of New Canaan in their previous meeting back in September. Can Maloney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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