Football Preview: Summit Hilltoppers vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders
Summit is 5-0 against Scotch Plains-Fanwood since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Summit Hilltoppers will head out on the road to face off against the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Summit is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Summit will head out to face Scotch Plains-Fanwood after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Summit took a 28-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Woodbridge.
Meanwhile, Scotch Plains-Fanwood earned a 24-13 win over Perth Amboy on Friday.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tyiane Rasberry and he. Rasberry rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries while he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Paul Boyle and Callum Fynes.
Summit's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Summit against Scotch Plains-Fanwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-6 win. In that game, Summit amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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