Football Preview: Linden Tigers vs. Plainfield Cardinals
Linden is 6-0 against Plainfield since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Plainfield Cardinals. Linden is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Saturday, Linden was able to grind out a solid victory over Carteret, taking the game 28-18.
Linden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Plainfield finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against Somerville, falling 30-7. That makes it the first time this season the Cardinals have let down their home crowd.
Plainfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Eatoniel Brown, Joel Cordoba, and Ala-Meen Watkins picked up one apiece.
The win got Linden back to even at 4-4. As for Plainfield, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Linden has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 215.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Plainfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 152.6. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Linden's way against Plainfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as Linden made off with a 33-12 victory. Will Linden repeat their success, or does Plainfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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