Football Preview: Cedar Creek Pirates vs. Lower Cape May Tigers
The Cedar Creek Pirates's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lower Cape May Tigers on Friday. Cedar Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
Cedar Creek is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since September 1, 2023 on Friday. They had just enough and edged Oakcrest out 27-25.
Aamir Dunbar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 131 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Benjamin, who picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cedar Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Cedar Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Frenchmon Bethea and Jahmir Campfield.
Meanwhile, a win for Lower Cape May just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Egg Harbor Township 33-3. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cedar Creek's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Lower Cape May, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Cedar Creek against Lower Cape May in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 48-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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