Football Recap: Paulsboro Red Raiders vs. West Deptford Eagles
After losing to West Deptford the last time they met, Paulsboro decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Paulsboro Red Raiders secured an 18-12 W over the West Deptford Eagles on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Raiders.
The critical scores for Paulsboro came from Malakhai Mckenzie, Jeremiah Carr, and Dae'John Williams.
Paulsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ky'Aire Harvey and Williams.
Despite the loss, West Deptford saw an underclassman step up: Zamir Davis rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Those 100 rushing yards gave Davis a new career-high.
Paulsboro pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Deptford, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.
Paulsboro is taking a road trip to challenge Clayton at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Clayton's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for West Deptford, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Overbrook, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. West Deptford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season.
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