The Old Bridge Knights and the Colonia Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Old Bridge's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Colonia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Old Bridge took their match at home with ease, bagging a 35-8 win over Hunterdon Central. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Brody Nugent, who rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. Those 162 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Old Bridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Xavier Diaz. Justin Valinotti was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Colonia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 17-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cranford.
Although Colonia took the loss, they still got scores from Julien Jones and Tyler Herman.
Colonia wouldn't let Cranford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Colonia can thank Nygel Hill and Harsimran Mann for forcing both of them. Mann also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
The victory made it two in a row for Old Bridge and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Colonia, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
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