Football Preview: Morristown Colonials vs. Roxbury Gaels
Morristown is 0-9 against Roxbury since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Morristown Colonials will venture away from home to face off against the Roxbury Gaels at 7:00 p.m. Morristown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Morristown came up short against Morris Knolls and fell 35-28. While losing is never fun, the Colonials can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 26th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jasiah Brown, who picked up 149 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 61 yards. Reed Donegan was in the mix too, providing Morristown with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Roxbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a blow against West Morris Central, falling 49-0.
This is the second loss in a row for Morristown and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Roxbury, their record now sits at 1-7.
Morristown might still be hurting after the 36-14 loss they got from Roxbury in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Morristown, Anthony Skawinski (who threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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