Football Preview: Glassboro Bulldogs vs. Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls
Two dominant backs in Kenny Smith and Liam Brosnan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Glassboro Bulldogs will host the Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Glassboro will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
If Glassboro beats Point Pleasant Beach with 20 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Glassboro came out on top against Woodstown by a score of 20-7 on Friday.
It was another big night for Smith, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Glassboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xavier Sabb and Kenny Johnson. Glassboro got some further help from Brandon Simmons Jr: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Point Pleasant Beach strolled past New Egypt with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-14.
Brosnan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Those 217 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Point Pleasant Beach was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Glassboro's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Point Pleasant Beach, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
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