Football Preview: Egg Harbor Township Eagles vs. Lower Cape May Tigers
The Egg Harbor Township Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Lower Cape May Tigers on Friday. Egg Harbor Township's defense has only allowed 17.7 points per game this season, so Lower Cape May's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Egg Harbor Township is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Deptford 41-12 on the road. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
62Zbn2K6Wc Noah Nurul-Islam Dawkins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Cocci, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Egg Harbor Township's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kamel Gibson and Jayden Reyes. Gibson is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lower Cape May had to endure a five-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They enjoyed a cozy 29-12 victory over St. Joseph on Friday. The Tigers pushed the score to 29-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Egg Harbor Township's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2. As for Lower Cape May, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Egg Harbor Township against Lower Cape May when the teams last played back in September of 2015, as the squad secured a 54-6 win. Will Egg Harbor Township repeat their success, or does Lower Cape May have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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