Football Preview: Freehold Township Patriots vs. Middletown North Lions
The Freehold Township Patriots will play host again on Friday to welcome the Middletown North Lions, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Freehold Township is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Middletown North is facing Freehold Township at the wrong time: Freehold Township suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were outmatched by the Braves at home and fell 55-19. The matchup marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Noah Cancela, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Middletown North put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Red Bank Regional 33-7. Middletown North's victory was all the more impressive since the Bucs were averaging only 13.33 points allowed on the season.
Freehold Township's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Middletown North, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Freehold Township suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Middletown North in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Middletown North's Neno Morgan-Acker, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Freehold Township knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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