Football Preview: Boonton Bombers vs. New Providence Pioneers
The Boonton Bombers will square off against the New Providence Pioneers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Boonton is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Boonton is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since October 6, 2023 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-23 loss at the hands of Cedar Grove. While losing is never fun, the Bombers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Panthers are ranked 35th).
Boonton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sylas White, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and Colin Bostrom, who gained 118 total yards and a touchdown. What's more, Bostrom also racked up 86 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
Even though they lost, Boonton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Boonton wouldn't let Cedar Grove keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boonton can thank Drew Cabalar and Valdet Ahmetaj for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, New Providence was able to grind out a solid win over Delaware Valley on Friday, taking the game 28-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
Boonton moved to 6-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for New Providence, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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