Football Preview: Millville Thunderbolts vs. Red Bank Regional Bucs
Millville has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will take on the Red Bank Regional Bucs at 9:50 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Millville: 12.9, Red Bank Regional: 14.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Millville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: St. Augustine Prep, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Millville was ranked eighth). Millville fell to St. Augustine Prep 27-21.
Despite the defeat, Millville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Robbie O'Connor threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (120 yards to be exact) went to Lotzeir Brooks.
Meanwhile, Red Bank Regional didn't have too much trouble with Matawan Regional on Friday as they won 28-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bucs.
Millville's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for Red Bank Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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