Football Game Preview: Colts Neck Cougars vs. Matawan Regional Huskies + How To Watch

The Colts Neck Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Matawan Regional Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Colts Neck will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.

Colts Neck is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Long Branch by a score of 34-24 on Saturday.

Colts Neck relied on the efforts of Joe Pignatelli, who gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns, and Zack Caporale, who rushed for 61 yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Pignatelli a new career-high in rushing yards (115).

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Colts Neck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Matawan Regional came up short against Red Bank Regional on Friday and fell 27-18. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their meetings with the Bucs: they've now lost three in a row.

Although Matawan Regional took the loss, they still got scores from Daamir Darby, Erik Martinez, and Alexander Liss.

Matawan Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Colts Neck, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.

Everything came up roses for Colts Neck against Matawan Regional when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 33-0 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.