Football Preview: Delran Bears vs. Northern Burlington Greyhounds
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Delran is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Northern Burlington Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Delran will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Cinnaminson, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Delran narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Cinnaminson 24-21. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Bears were the better team in the second half.
Vinny Sacca had a dynamite game for Delran, rushing for 119 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Sacca has posted since back in September of 2023.
Delran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Northern Burlington didn't have done well against Moorestown recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Northern Burlington came out on top against Moorestown by a score of 22-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.
Delran's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Northern Burlington, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Delran strolled past Northern Burlington when the teams last played back in October of 2020 by a score of 28-13. Does Delran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northern Burlington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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