Nutley is 0-9 against West Essex since November of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Nutley Maroon Raiders will challenge the West Essex Knights at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nutley took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They secured a 20-14 W over Passaic.
Meanwhile, West Essex had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Lancers at home to the tune of 40-7. That 33 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
The win got Nutley back to even at 2-2. As for West Essex, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Nutley was taken down by West Essex 37-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Nutley was down 30-0.
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