Irvington is 0-3 against Hayward since October of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Vikings will host the Farmers at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Irvington's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 30-0 victory over Newark Memorial. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Vikings have posted against the Cougars since October 20, 2017.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Irvington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabrial Aruwah, who picked up 86 receiving yards and one score.
Irvington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Tommy Chang led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Hayward entered their tilt with Kennedy on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed past the Titans to the tune of 47-7. The result was nothing new for the Farmers, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hayward's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Irvington, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Things could have been worse for Irvington, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-39 loss to Hayward when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Farmers' Maurice Hall, who rushed for 132 yards and three TDs on only 12 carries. Now that the Vikings know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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