Football Preview: West Morris Mendham Minutemen vs. Chatham Cougars
West Morris Mendham has gone 6-1 against Chatham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Morris Mendham Minutemen will head out to square off against the Chatham Cougars at 3:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with West Morris Mendham sitting on five straight wins and Chatham on three.
West Morris Mendham's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They breezed by Morris Hills on the road to the tune of 34-0. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Knights are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Morris Mendham's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordan Lieberwirh led the charge by rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown. Kevin King was in the mix as well, providing West Morris Mendham with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Morris Mendham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chatham). They blew past Roxbury, posting a 45-7 victory on the road. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 25 points or more this season.
West Morris Mendham pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Chatham, their record now sits at 4-1.
West Morris Mendham beat Chatham 24-13 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Morris Mendham since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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