The matchup between Morristown and Mount Olive on Friday hardly resembled the 13-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Morristown Colonials received a blow as they fell 49-35 to the Mount Olive Marauders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Colonials of the 13-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Morristown lost, don't look at Reed Donegan. Despite the final result, he rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Donegan a new career-high in rushing yards. Jasiah Brown also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Morristown wouldn't let Mount Olive keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Chase Bright, Ryan Myers, and Donegan picked up one apiece. Bright also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
It was another big night for Tyler Cumming, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries for Mount Olive. Cumming's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Vincent Carpini, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Morristown dropped their record down to 2-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mount Olive, their record is now 3-1.
Morristown has already played their next matchup, a 14-7 win against Old Bridge on the 5th. As for Mount Olive, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 27-7 defeat against Morris Knolls on the 5th.
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