Football Preview: Hackensack Comets vs. Wayne Valley Indians
The Hackensack Comets will square off against the Wayne Valley Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hackensack will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Eastside on Friday. Hackensack took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Eastside.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wayne Valley). They breezed by Paramus at home to the tune of 41-7 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
Wayne Valley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Danny Ferrauilo, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizer Estevez, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Wayne Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Bryce Flower.
The victory got Hackensack back to even at 2-2. As for Wayne Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Hackensack came up short against Wayne Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2020, falling 24-14. Thankfully for Hackensack, John Testa (who rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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