East Hartford is 0-3 against Maloney since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The East Hartford Hornets will face off against the Maloney Spartans at 6:30 p.m. East Hartford will be strutting in after a win while Maloney will be coming in after a defeat.
East Hartford will head into Friday's contest after some sweet revenge against Shelton: East Hartford couldn't quite topple Shelton on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 22-point loss they took when the two last played. East Hartford breezed by Shelton at home to the tune of 46-14.
Drayvn Roberts was a one-man wrecking crew for East Hartford as he rushed for 152 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Isaiah Tripp also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Another reason for the win was East Hartford's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Yaxier (Jack) Rivera was the leader with two. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Daniel Estremera was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Hartford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelton only rushed for 100.
Meanwhile, Maloney faced Staples in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Maloney took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Staples.
East Hartford's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Maloney, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
East Hartford lost to Maloney on the road by a decisive 55-38 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maloney's Ethan Nedinsky, who threw for 311 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that East Hartford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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