Pompton Lakes has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Lyndhurst Golden Bears at 1:00 p.m. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2014, but likely not for long.
Pompton Lakes' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against St. Mary on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Gaels on the road and fell 28-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Cardinals were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lyndhurst's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Saturday. They breezed by Garfield on the road to the tune of 49-0. Considering the Golden Bears have won five matches by more than 44 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Shawn Bellenger and Allen Frias were among the main playmakers for Lyndhurst as the former rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries and the latter picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bellenger a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Lyndhurst's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. It was truly a group effort as Ziad Selim, Logan Stitzer, Viktor Kanjuk, and Naim Davis picked up two apiece. With that strong performance, Stitzer is now averaging an impressive 5.6 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Garfield's side was Roddy Morinho, who made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lyndhurst was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Pompton Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Lyndhurst, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Pompton Lakes and Lyndhurst were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in September of 2019, but Pompton Lakes came up empty-handed after a 21-20 defeat. Will Pompton Lakes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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