A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Gloucester City Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Point Pleasant Boro will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Point Pleasant Boro humbled Howell with a 38-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won four games by 32 points or more so far this season.
Point Pleasant Boro found their leader in sophomore Jake Clayton, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown.
Clayton was just one part of a punishing run game: Point Pleasant Boro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Point Pleasant Boro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Colin Obser and Jacob Reitmeyer.
Meanwhile, Gloucester City had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pleasantville on Friday, sneaking past 19-16.
Point Pleasant Boro pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gloucester City, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
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