Football Preview: South River Rams vs. Highland Park Owls
The South River Rams are taking a road trip to take on the Highland Park Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South River is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
South River will head into Saturday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of South Plainfield.
South River wouldn't let South Plainfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Aiden Velez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, a win for Highland Park just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Manville 42-15. The Owls haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
South River's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Highland Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for South River against Highland Park when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 40-6 victory. Will South River repeat their success, or does Highland Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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