The Lyndhurst Golden Bears will square off against the Cresskill Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cresskill took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lyndhurst, who comes in off a win.
Lyndhurst's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They blew past Elmwood Park 45-0 at home. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Golden Bears had established a 39 point advantage.
Shawn Bellenger was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Avery Cano, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cresskill's offense. They took a blow against Becton on Friday, falling 41-0. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
Lyndhurst now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Cresskill, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Lyndhurst came out on top in a nail-biter against Cresskill in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 24-21. Will Lyndhurst repeat their success, or does Cresskill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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