Football Preview: West Morris Mendham Minutemen vs. Warren Hills Regional Blue Streaks
The West Morris Mendham Minutemen will face off against the Warren Hills Regional Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Morris Mendham has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 119 points over their last three matchups.
If West Morris Mendham beats Warren Hills Regional with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. West Morris Mendham strolled past Dover with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-27. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Tigers are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Lieberwirh was a one-man wrecking crew for West Morris Mendham as he rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Cole Capuzzi was another key rusher, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Morris Mendham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Warren Hills Regional entered their match against West Morris Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Warren Hills Regional had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of West Morris Central. Having soared to a lofty 56 points in the game before, the Blue Streaks couldn't push the score so high this time.
West Morris Mendham's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Warren Hills Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
West Morris Mendham was dealt a bruising 42-8 defeat at the hands of Warren Hills Regional in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Morris Mendham was down 28-0.
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