The Morris Knolls Golden Eagles will square off against the Morris Hills Knights on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Morris Knolls has five straight wins, Morris Hills has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Morris Knolls made easy work of Mount Olive and carried off a 27-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won three games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Morris Knolls had a senior duo take command as Christopher Kaiser rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Jayden Koger rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Koger's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Morris Knolls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Morris Hills' offense. They had to suffer through a 34-0 loss at the hands of West Morris Mendham. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Minutemen are ranked 75th).
Morris Knolls pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Morris Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Morris Knolls against Morris Hills in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 30-0 victory. Does Morris Knolls have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morris Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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