Football Preview: Kennedy Memorial Mustangs vs. South Plainfield Tigers
Kennedy Memorial is 2-7 against South Plainfield since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kennedy Memorial Mustangs will welcome the South Plainfield Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Kennedy Memorial was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 36-32 to Middlesex.
Meanwhile, South Plainfield won against New Brunswick last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. South Plainfield blew past South River, posting a 35-6 victory on the road. Considering the Tigers have won three contests by more than 26 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
South Plainfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dominic Massaro and Kenneth Young. Massaro also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because South Plainfield is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
Kennedy Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for South Plainfield, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Kennedy Memorial ended up a good deal behind South Plainfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 26-7. Thankfully for Kennedy Memorial, Pat Smith (who rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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