Football Preview: Morristown Colonials vs. Morris Knolls Golden Eagles
Morristown hasn't had much luck against Morris Knolls recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Morristown Colonials will head out to challenge the Morris Knolls Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Morristown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season.
Things were looking good for Morristown after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Elizabeth by a score of 26-24. While the Colonials didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Minutemen 3-0 in the first quarter.
Morristown might have lost, but man, Reed Donegan was a machine: he rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Donegan a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Morris Knolls put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 48-0 victory over Morris Hills. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Morris Knolls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 223 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Morris Knolls didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Chase Bloete led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Morristown now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Morris Knolls, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Things could have been worse for Morristown, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 27-11 loss to Morris Knolls in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Morristown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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