The Clifton Mustangs will head out to take on the East Orange Campus Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Clifton is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Passaic County Tech on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clifton was outmatched by Passaic County Tech on the road and fell 40-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Mustangs haven't been shut out since back in August.
Meanwhile, East Orange Campus unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 7-0 to West Orange. The match marked the first time this year in which the Jaguars were not able to get on the board.
East Orange Campus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Samaj Toney-El and Nymir Johnson.
Clifton has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for East Orange Campus, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Clifton strolled past East Orange Campus in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 30-12. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Orange Campus' Kyree Fisher, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 192 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Clifton to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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