Football Preview: Weehawken Indians vs. Hasbrouck Heights Aviators
The Weehawken Indians will take on the Hasbrouck Heights Aviators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Weehawken is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wallington, posting a 41-14 victory at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their six-point performance the game before.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last contest, Hasbrouck Heights made sure to put some points up on the board against Secaucus on Friday. Hasbrouck Heights claimed a resounding 42-14 win over Secaucus on the road. With that victory, the Aviators brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
It was another big night for Michael Napolitano, who rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Those 217 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jake Summers was another key player, gaining 127 total yards and two touchdowns.
Hasbrouck Heights didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nico Nipitella and Brady Shine. Joseph Russo was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Weehawken's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Hasbrouck Heights, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Weehawken was dealt a bruising 42-6 defeat at the hands of Hasbrouck Heights in their previous meeting back in November of 2015. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Weehawken was down 28-6.
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