Football Preview: Westfield Blue Devils vs. Union Farmers
The Westfield Blue Devils will square off against the Union Farmers on Friday. Westfield will be strutting in after a win while Union will be coming in after a defeat.
Westfield took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They strolled past Elizabeth with points to spare, taking the game 37-21. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 37-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Minutemen cut but never quite recovered from.
Westfield can attribute much of their success to Enzo Ferrero, who picked up 180 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 32-8 to St. Joseph. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Falcons are ranked 22nd).
The victory got Westfield back to even at 1-1. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Westfield took a serious blow against Union when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 37-7. Can Westfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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