Football Recap: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders vs. Kennedy Memorial Mustangs
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Carteret, Scotch Plains-Fanwood was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Kennedy Memorial Mustangs as the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders made off with a 30-7 win. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jayden Richards was his usual excellent self, rushing for 159 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Callum Fynes was another key player, rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Benjamin Filler and Matteo Barcellona. The dominant performance also gave Barcellona a new career-high in rushing yards.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood's record now sits at 2-4. As for Kennedy Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Scotch Plains-Fanwood will face off against Cranford at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cranford's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Scotch Plains-Fanwood's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Kennedy Memorial, they will host North Plainfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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