After each having a week off, the New Canaan Rams and the Staples Wreckers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (New Canaan: 12, Staples: 8.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
New Canaan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Ludlowe, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (New Canaan was ranked seventh). New Canaan strolled past Ludlowe with points to spare last Saturday, taking the game 30-14.
The critical scores for New Canaan came from Simon Tchakarov, Henry Stein, and Charlie Koch.
New Canaan wouldn't let Ludlowe keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. New Canaan can thank Ryan Francis and Jack Crowell for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Ludlowe's side was Michael Smith, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for New Canaan, racking up 12 points in total. All came courtesy of Tucker Stevens: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Meanwhile, Staples put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Westhill 47-0 at home. The match marked the Wreckers' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Kody Goldman, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards. Another player making a difference was Nick Weil, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Staples didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Callum McLean and Michael Loya.
New Canaan's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Staples, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
New Canaan took their victory against Staples in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 41-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Staples' A.J. Konstanty, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, 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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