Scotch Plains-Fanwood has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Hillside Comets at 7:00 p.m. Hillside took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Scotch Plains-Fanwood, who comes in off a win.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They breezed by New Brunswick on the road to the tune of 42-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Raiders considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood had a senior duo take command as Jayden Richards rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry and Tyiane Rasberry rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Richards' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Scotch Plains-Fanwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood wouldn't let New Brunswick keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Paul Boyle, Jadiel A Perez, and Nicholas Marranca picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Hillside had to start their season on the road two weeks ago, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They lost to Bernards on the road by a 30-14 margin. The Comets were down 30-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2. As for Hillside, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-1.
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