Football Preview: Dwight Morrow Maroon Raiders vs. Dumont Huskies
The Dwight Morrow Maroon Raiders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Dumont Huskies on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Dwight Morrow is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ramsey. The Maroon Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Loss or not, Dwight Morrow got some senior leadership from Maurice WilliaMs and Damani Williams. Williams gained 132 total yards and a touchdown, while Williams. rushed for 123 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Even though they lost, Dwight Morrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Dwight Morrow's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Williams was especially locked on to Ramsey's QB and sacked him twice. Williams also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Dumont couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Teaneck by a score of 14-12 on Thursday. The contest was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Huskies couldn't quite close it out.
Dwight Morrow took a serious blow against Dumont when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 42-6. Can Dwight Morrow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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