Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Canaan). They blew past the Norwalk Bears 49-7 on Friday. The Rams' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Luke Robinson had a dynamite game for New Canaan, throwing for 113 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Chris Cuesta did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 42 receiving yards.
New Canaan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 104 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 112.
New Canaan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trey Walker and Michael Smith.
New Canaan's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points per game. As for Norwalk, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
New Canaan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-19 victory against McMahon on the 8th. Norwalk has also already played their next match, a 42-0 win against Warde on the 8th.
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