After starting their season with two straight games on the road, New Canaan is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Masuk Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for New Canaan on the road against Warde as the team secured a 41-7 win. The Rams' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
New Canaan relied on the efforts of Luke Robinson, who threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and Henry Stein, who gained 76 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Masuk on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Enfield out of the water with a 49-6 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-6.
New Canaan's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Masuk, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
New Canaan strolled past Masuk when the teams last played back in December of 2017 by a score of 42-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Masuk's Matt Hersch, who threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for New Canaan to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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