The Somerville Pioneers will take on the Plainfield Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Somerville will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Somerville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-14 win over North Hunterdon. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-0.
Aidan Vesuvio-Bush produced another solid performance rushing for 178 yards and three scores while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Justin Bowen, who rushed for 52 yards and one TD on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Somerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Somerville's defense and their three sacks. Bowen refused to say out of the backfield, picking up a sack all by himself. James Hampton got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Plainfield was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost to Colonia at home by a 27-13 margin. The contest marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Somerville's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Plainfield, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Somerville took their win against Plainfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 30-7 score. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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