Football Preview: St. Augustine Prep Hermits vs. Winslow Township Eagles
The St. Augustine Prep Hermits will head out to square off against the Winslow Township Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
St. Augustine Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Cherokee, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (St. Augustine Prep was ranked eighth). St. Augustine Prep took down Cherokee 21-7 on Friday. The Hermits pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chiefs cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Winslow Township never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Williamstown 42-0 on the road. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Braves are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roman Duckett was a one-man wrecking crew for Winslow Township as he rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Duckett a new career-high in rushing yards. Cameron Miller did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Winslow Township's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nakeem Powell and Ausar Heard.
St. Augustine Prep's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Winslow Township, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
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