Football Preview: Morristown Colonials vs. Old Bridge Knights
The Morristown Colonials will face off against the Old Bridge Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Morristown ended up a good deal behind Mount Olive and lost 49-35.
Despite the loss, Morristown got top-tier performance from Reed Donegan, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Donegan a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was James Dzikowski, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns.
Morristown wouldn't let Mount Olive keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Chase Bright, Donegan, and Ryan Myers picked up one apiece. Bright also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Old Bridge made easy work of East Brunswick on Friday and carried off a 31-7 victory. That looming 31-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Brody Nugent continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 71 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Old Bridge also got a significant boost from Jeremiah Dixon, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Old Bridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Old Bridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Munvy Francois and Kevin Kasper.
Morristown dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Old Bridge, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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