Football Recap: Monmouth Regional Falcons vs. Manchester Township Hawks
Monmouth Regional was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Manchester Township Hawks at home and fell 42-12. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Hawks are ranked 122nd).
Despite the defeat, Monmouth Regional saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tyler Gustafson rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Those 142 rushing yards gave Gustafson a new career-high.
Aidan Lunn was his usual excellent self, throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 86 yards for Manchester Township. Lunn really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run. Marquis Goins Jr also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Monmouth Regional's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Manchester Township, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Monmouth Regional will face off against Keyport at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Manchester Township does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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