The Mapletown Maples will venture away from home to challenge 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 had to suffer through a 37-8 loss at the hands of West Greene. 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 blew past Avella, posting a 40-0 win at home. Considering the Trojans have won three games by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Lee Qualk, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked 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 was dealt a bruising 58-0 loss at the hands of California in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. 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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