Football Preview: Eastside Ghosts vs. East Orange Campus Jaguars
After two games on the road, Eastside is heading back home. They will welcome the East Orange Campus Jaguars on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Eastside finally turned things around against Passaic on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Indians 10-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Ghosts have posted since October 26, 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Orange Campus). They blew past Bloomfield 38-0 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won three matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
East Orange Campus' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sa?Eed Cole led the charge by throwing for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 49 yards. Shakur Taylor was Cole's top target, picking up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
East Orange Campus wouldn't let Bloomfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Orange Campus can thank Alex Hanks and Isaac MathurIn for forcing both of them.
Eastside's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for East Orange Campus, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eastside lost to East Orange Campus at home by a decisive 33-16 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2014. Can Eastside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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