Football Preview: Lyndhurst Golden Bears vs. Garfield Boilermakers
The Lyndhurst Golden Bears will head out on the road to take on the Garfield Boilermakers on Saturday. Lyndhurst knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Garfield likes a good challenge.
Garfield's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Lyndhurst hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. Lyndhurst blew past Palisades Park/Leonia, posting a 48-0 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Golden Bears, who have now won four contests by 45 points or more so far this season.
Shawn Bellenger was his usual excellent self, throwing for 189 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Lyndhurst's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Viktor Kanjuk was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Garfield was just a hair shy of victory on Saturday and fell 7-6 to Montclair Kimberley Academy. While losing is never fun, the Boilermakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Cougars are ranked 40th).
Lyndhurst's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Garfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Lyndhurst against Garfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. In that match, Lyndhurst amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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