Football Preview: South River Rams vs. South Plainfield Tigers
The South River Rams will take on the South Plainfield Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South River took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Brearley out 20-18. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Rams as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The critical scores for South River came from Aiden Velez, Filipe Granadeiro, and Michael Marchesi.
South Plainfield never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against New Brunswick last Friday. They blew past the Zebra, posting a 35-8 victory at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
South River's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for South Plainfield, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
South River might still be hurting after the 35-14 loss they got from South Plainfield in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Thankfully for South River, Patrick Smith (who rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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