Football Preview: Hillsborough Raiders vs. Piscataway Chiefs
The Hillsborough Raiders will take on the Piscataway Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Hillsborough beat Bridgewater-Raritan 34-24. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
It was another big night for Jackson Jankowicz, who rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillsborough was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hillsborough's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Xander Borowski was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Piscataway had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They breezed by the Bears on the road to the tune of 55-0. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Bears are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillsborough now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Piscataway, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Hillsborough against Piscataway in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 36-7 win. In that match, Hillsborough amassed a halftime lead of 29-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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