Football Preview: Chatham Cougars vs. West Morris Mendham Minutemen
Chatham is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while West Morris Mendham is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Chatham Cougars will welcome the West Morris Mendham Minutemen at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Chatham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 45-7 victory over Roxbury on the road.
Meanwhile, West Morris Mendham got themselves on the board against Morris Hills on Saturday, but Morris Hills never followed suit. They blew past the Knights, posting a 34-0 win on the road. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Knights are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Morris Mendham's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Lieberwirh, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown. Kevin King also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Morris Mendham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Chatham's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for West Morris Mendham, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Chatham came up short against West Morris Mendham when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of King, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Chatham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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