Football Preview: Highland Park Owls vs. South River Rams
The Highland Park Owls will challenge the South River Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Highland Park is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Manville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland Park was dealt a 42-15 loss at the hands of Manville. The defeat continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-6, which was the final score in South River's tilt against South Plainfield on Saturday.
South River wouldn't let South Plainfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Aiden Velez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for South River, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Highland Park was taken down by South River 40-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Highland Park, Cincere Mccrary (who rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries) 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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