Football Preview: Roxbury Gaels vs. Morris Knolls Golden Eagles
The Roxbury Gaels will head out on the road to take on the Morris Knolls Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Roxbury has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Morris Knolls will come in with three straight victories.
Roxbury's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Montville on Friday. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Gaels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Mustangs are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Morris Knolls gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past Randolph with points to spare, taking the game 36-18. The Golden Eagles pushed the score to 36-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams cut but never quite recovered from.
Justin Hanson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Morris Knolls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Morris Knolls' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Christopher Kaiser and Robert (Bobby) Brickner.
Roxbury's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Morris Knolls, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Roxbury beat Morris Knolls 21-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roxbury 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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