Bernards is 4-0 against Governor Livingston since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Bernards Mountaineers will square off against the Governor Livingston Highlanders at 1:00 p.m. Bernards is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Bernards was able to grind out a solid win over Summit, taking the game 29-22.
Bernards' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Thomas Diemar. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Governor Livingston). They secured a 50-46 W over Voorhees on Saturday.
Governor Livingston had a senior duo take command as Jack Dally rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry and Lucciano Santamaria rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. Those 204 rushing yards gave Santamaria a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Governor Livingston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 457 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bernards' victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Governor Livingston, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Saturday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Logan Stevens and Dally. Stevens has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 65 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Dally has averaged 131.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Everything came up roses for Bernards against Governor Livingston in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-7 win. Will Bernards repeat their success, or does Governor Livingston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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