The Governor Livingston Highlanders will venture away from home to challenge the Metuchen Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Governor Livingston's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They breezed past New Brunswick to the tune of 35-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Highlanders considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Elijah Garcia was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught one TD.
Meanwhile, Metuchen had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They took down the Canucks 24-7.
Metuchen's win came from a few key players Governor Livingston will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cameron Hayes-Durina, who rushed for 88 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 62 yards and two TDs. Those 88 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Metuchen didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Gio Tan led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He is becoming a predictor of Metuchen's success: when he posts at least one interception the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Governor Livingston's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Metuchen, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Governor Livingston lost to Metuchen on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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