Football Preview: Willingboro Chimeras vs. Gloucester City Lions
The Willingboro Chimeras will challenge the Gloucester City Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Willingboro is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Willingboro earned a 31-24 victory over Haddonfield.
Mekhi Cottle was a one-man wrecking crew for Willingboro as he rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Cottle a new career-high in rushing yards. Sean Taylor was another key player, throwing for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Willingboro's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut James Pemberton. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Gloucester City's offense. They were dealt a 38-0 loss at the hands of Paul VI on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Eagles are ranked 45th).
Willingboro's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Gloucester City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Willingboro was able to grind out a solid victory over Gloucester City in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, winning 20-7. Does Willingboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gloucester City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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