The Mapletown Maples are taking a road trip to take on 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 was beaten by West Greene 37-8. 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 took their match at home with ease, bagging a 40-0 win over Avella. Considering the Trojans have won three matchups by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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. Malachi Peak was another key back, rushing 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 took a serious blow against California in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 58-0. 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? There's only one way to find out.
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