Football Preview: Holmdel Hornets vs. Manalapan Braves
The Holmdel Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Manalapan Braves on Friday. Holmdel is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Holmdel will bounce into Friday's game after beating Monmouth Regional, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Holmdel blew past Monmouth Regional 49-12 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won five matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manalapan). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Freehold Township 55-19 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Holmdel's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Manalapan, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Holmdel came up short against Manalapan in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 31-20. Can Holmdel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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