If Rahway was riding high fresh off their 28-6 takedown of North Hunterdon last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rahway Indians and the Cranford Cougars were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Rahway Indians suffered a 14-13 defeat. The match marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Rahway still got an impressive performance from Andrew Avent, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Avent is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 118 every time he's taken the field this season.
The critical scores for Cranford came from Gabriel Worrell and Joseph Acinapura.
Rahway's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2. As for Cranford, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rahway will venture away from home to take on Watchung Hills Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Rahway: 13.3, Watchung Hills Regional: 4.5) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Cranford, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Scotch Plains-Fanwood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cranford's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Scotch Plains-Fanwood's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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