BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Coming off their bye week last week, the Buccaneers got a chance to get back in the win column on Saturday against Fitchburg State in conference play. Head Coach Jeremy Cameron and the Bucs did just that, shutting out the Falcons in a defensive battle, 10-0

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 10, Falcons 0

Records: Maritime 2-4 (2-3)

               Fitchburg 3-3 (2-3)

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Chase Dombroski led the offensive attack on the ground for Maritime with 82 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown.
• Defensively, TJ Jones led the way with eight tackles, seven solo, two sacks, and two tackles for loss.
• Jackson Mahoney and Nathan Gray III each recorded a sack.
• Tom Spillane forced a fumble in the win. 
• On special teams, freshman kicker Grayson Smith converted a 31-yard field goal and his only PAT.
• Santiago Martinez punted three times for 106 yards, an average of 35.3 yards per punt, and pinned the Falcons inside their 20-yard line twice. Martinez also orchestrated a 25-yard run on a fake punt.

Fitchburg

• Quarterback Rocky Marchitelli completed 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards. 
• Running back Oriowokite Fatoke led the ground attack with 47 yards on 12 carries.
• Wideout Emilio Cabey caught five passes for 51 yards.
• Defensively, Camren Topkin made 10 tackles, eight solo, had a sack, and 2.5 tackles for loss.
• On special teams, punter Hunter Sands punted seven times for 254 yards, an average of 36.3 yards per punt, and pinned the Bucs inside their 20-yard line three times.

How It Happened

Maritime held the ball for 35 minutes in the win over the Falcons. The only touchdown of the game came on the Bucs' first drive of the contest as they went 71 yards in 11 plays, including a fourth-down conversion on fourth and six on Martinez's 25-yard scamper to set up the offense in Fitchburg territory. Dombroski capped off the drive with a three-yard run up the middle to put the Buccaneers up 7-0. Ultimately, the Bucs took their 7-0 lead into the halftime break.

In the second half, the Buccaneers' defense picked up where they left off and kept the Falcons at bay. In the fourth quarter, Fitchburg went to punt on fourth and one at their own 18-yard line. A fumble snap by Sands led to a tackle for loss by Colin Bower, and the Buccaneers took over at the Fitchburg eight-yard line. Maritime couldn't find the endzone, but Smith knocked through a 31-yard field goal to give the Bucs a commanding two-score, 10-0 lead. The Falcons had two more offensive possessions in the game, and the Maritime defense did not allow them to get into the end zone. The Bucs kneeled out the clock and captured the 10-0 victory in conference.

What's Next

The Buccaneers welcome Framingham State to Buzzards Bay on Saturday, October 25th, for the Kelley Cup at 12pm.