Football Preview: Perth Amboy Panthers vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders
The Perth Amboy Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Perth Amboy is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Perth Amboy took on Linden on Friday. Perth Amboy took a blow against Linden, falling 56-14.
Defeat or not, Perth Amboy got some senior leadership from Brandon Bradsher and Laivon Balthazar. Bradsher picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Balthazar threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Bradsher is now averaging an impressive 106.1 receiving yards per game.
Meanwhile, a victory for Scotch Plains-Fanwood just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 45-13 loss at the hands of Cranford. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Scotch Plains-Fanwood saw an underclassman step up: Jaliyah Richards rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Perth Amboy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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