Football Preview: Point Pleasant Boro Panthers vs. Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs
The Point Pleasant Boro Panthers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs on Friday. Point Pleasant Boro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
Point Pleasant Boro is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 15-7 victory over Camden. The 15-point effort marked Point Pleasant Boro's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nick Spanola and Dylan Reitmeyer. Spanola rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only six carries while Reitmeyer rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Reitmeyer has posted since back in September.
Point Pleasant Boro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Point Pleasant Boro's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Nick Albanese was the leader with three.
Meanwhile, Rumson-Fair Haven put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 38-14 margin over Wall Township. Considering the Bulldogs have won nine matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rumson-Fair Haven can attribute much of their success to Owen O?Toole, who rushed for 54 yards and three touchdowns, and Kellen Murray, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown. Murray's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. Rumson-Fair Haven also got help from Jordan Angstreich, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.
Rumson-Fair Haven pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Point Pleasant Boro, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Point Pleasant Boro came up short against Rumson-Fair Haven in their previous meeting back in September, falling 41-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Murray, who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Point Pleasant Boro knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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