Football Preview: Warren Hills Regional Blue Streaks vs. West Morris Mendham Minutemen
The Warren Hills Regional Blue Streaks are taking a road trip to square off against the West Morris Mendham Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Warren Hills Regional will head out to face West Morris Mendham after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Warren Hills Regional took a blow against West Morris Central, falling 35-7. Having soared to a lofty 56 points in the game before, the Blue Streaks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, West Morris Mendham had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-27 victory over the Tigers. The Minutemen pushed the score to 42-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Jordan Lieberwirh went supernova for West Morris Mendham, rushing for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. West Morris Mendham also got a significant boost from Cole Capuzzi, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Morris Mendham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Warren Hills Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for West Morris Mendham, their record is now 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Warren Hills Regional against West Morris Mendham when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-8 win. In that contest, Warren Hills Regional amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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