Football Preview: New Providence Pioneers vs. Boonton Bombers
New Providence is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Boonton is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New Providence Pioneers will welcome the Boonton Bombers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Boonton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on New Providence, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, New Providence was able to grind out a solid victory over Delaware Valley, taking the game 28-21.
Meanwhile, Boonton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They were dealt a 56-23 defeat at the hands of Cedar Grove. The Bombers haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Loss or not, Boonton got some senior leadership from Sylas White and Colin Bostrom. White rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, while Bostrom gained 118 total yards and a touchdown. What's more, Bostrom also racked up 86 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Boonton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Boonton wouldn't let Cedar Grove keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boonton can thank Drew Cabalar and Valdet Ahmetaj for forcing both of them.
New Providence has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Boonton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
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