Football Recap: South River Comes Up Short Despite Punishing Ground Game
By Team Reports
Oct 26, 2024, 8:14am
Football Recap: South River Rams vs. Highland Park Owls
South River was the 40-6 winner over Highland Park when they last played one another back in October of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The South River Rams fell 37-24 to the Highland Park Owls on Friday. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, South River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
South River's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Highland Park, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
South River will take on Dunellen at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. South River is facing Dunellen at the right time seeing as Dunellen is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Highland Park, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls challenges J.P. Stevens at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday.
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