Football Game Preview: East Brunswick Bears vs. Old Bridge Knights

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 7:31am

Football Preview: East Brunswick Bears vs. Old Bridge Knights

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East Brunswick is 0-10 against Old Bridge since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The East Brunswick Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Old Bridge Knights at 7:00 p.m.

East Brunswick will head out to face Old Bridge after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. East Brunswick came up short against Monroe Township, falling 34-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bears have suffered against the Falcons since November 6, 2015.

Although East Brunswick took the loss, they still got scores from Sean Christie and Felix Munoz.

Meanwhile, Old Bridge strolled past South Brunswick with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-6.

Brody Nugent was his usual excellent self, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.

This is the second loss in a row for East Brunswick and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Old Bridge, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

East Brunswick couldn't quite finish off Old Bridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 30-28. Can East Brunswick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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