Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bayonne). They blew past the Eastside Ghosts 35-14 on Friday. Given the Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Ghosts are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chance Fischer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 36 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bayonne's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Xavier Paulino was especially locked on to Eastside's QB and sacked him three times. Another thorn in Eastside's side was Kameron Martin, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles.
The victory got Bayonne back to even at 2-2. As for Eastside, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bayonne will head out to square off against Clifton on Friday. Bayonne will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Eastside, they are taking a road trip to face off against Passaic on Thursday.
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