The Morristown Colonials will head out on the road to take on the Mount Olive Marauders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Morristown is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Morristown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-6 win over Clifton. The high-scoring effort was just what the Colonials needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Morristown can attribute much of their success to Reed Donegan, who gained 107 total yards, and James Dzikowski, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Dzikowski a new career-high in rushing yards. Jasiah Brown got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Morristown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Mount Olive was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They lost 31-6 to Chatham. The loss was the Marauders' first of the season.
The victory got Morristown back to even at 2-2. As for Mount Olive, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1.
Morristown came up short against Mount Olive in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 13-7. Can Morristown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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