Football Recap: Tuesday's Defeat Ends West Orange's Winning Streak

Mountaineers

Previous 5 Games

05/20/25 vs Newark Central	0-6
05/16/25 vs Passaic County Tech	34-0
05/08/25 @ Orange	19-0
05/01/25 @ Irvington	26-13
04/25/25 vs Millburn	26-6

West Orange dropped their record down to 7-2-1 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They took a 6-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Newark Central Blue Devils. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Mountaineers haven't been shut out since back in April.

Even if they lost, West Orange's defense still kept up the pressure with nine sacks. It was truly a group effort as Shanise Barrino, Luana Denardi, Camaya Jean Louis, and Jacinya Garner picked up two apiece. Garner has been hot, having posted at least one sack the last seven times she's played.

As for Newark Central, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.8 points on average over those games.

A big part of Newark Central's victory came down to the chemistry between Taylor Jones and her top target Serenity Muhammad. Jones rushed for 139 yards on only 11 carries while Muhammad picked up 49 receiving yards and one touchdown. Muhammad was even better on defense, defending five passes and snagged an interception.

As of now, neither West Orange nor Newark Central have any future games scheduled.