Football Preview: Hunterdon Central Red Devils vs. East Brunswick Bears
The Hunterdon Central Red Devils will take on the East Brunswick Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Hunterdon Central nor East Brunswick posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Hunterdon Central finally turned things around against Union on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Farmers 10-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Red Devils have posted since October 13, 2023.
Meanwhile, East Brunswick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 31-7 to Old Bridge. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Knights are ranked 102nd).
The win got Hunterdon Central back to even at 3-3. As for East Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Hunterdon Central came up short against East Brunswick in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 20-12. Thankfully for Hunterdon Central, Ben Solimini (who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 78 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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