Football Recap: Mount Olive Marauders vs. Morristown Colonials
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Chatham, Mount Olive was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They strolled past the Morristown Colonials with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Marauders also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Tyler Cumming was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Vincent Carpini was in the mix too, providing Mount Olive with two touchdowns.
Mount Olive didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Johnny Reed and Brayden Longo. Another thorn in Morristown's side was Lincoln Youtz, who made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Morristown still got an impressive performance from Reed Donegan, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Donegan also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles. James Dzikowski was another key player, throwing for 192 yards and two touchdowns.
Mount Olive pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Morristown, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Mount Olive has already played their next match, a 27-7 defeat against Morris Knolls on the 5th. As for Morristown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 14-7 victory against Old Bridge on the 5th.
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