Football Preview: Toms River North Mariners vs. Union City Soaring Eagles
The Toms River North Mariners will take on the Union City Soaring Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Toms River North comes in on 18 and Union City on 11.
Toms River North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Washington Township 27-10.
Meanwhile, Union City's offense rose to the challenge against a Jaguars defense that boasted an average of only 11.5 points allowed on Friday. Union City simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat East Orange Campus 42-0. Considering the Soaring Eagles have won nine matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ja'Zaire Aurelus was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Mark Boyd was another key rusher, rushing for 117 yards on only 14 carries.
Union City's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. In that department, Omar Tillman was the leader with five sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Union City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests.
Union City pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for Toms River North, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
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