Washington Township has gone 3-0 against Cherry Hill East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Washington Township Minutemen will take on the Cherry Hill East Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Washington Township comes in on three and Cherry Hill East on ten.
Washington Township is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Hunterdon Central onto the board and left with a 38-0 victory. Considering the Minutemen have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Colin Beeler was his usual excellent self, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Cole Aquino, who threw for 107 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Cherry Hill East earned a 28-21 win over Southern Regional on Friday.
Cherry Hill East had a senior duo take command as Denzel Lee rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry and Leon Isaiah Donaldson gained 154 total yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 69 yards.
Cherry Hill East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Washington Township has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.8 points per game. As for Cherry Hill East, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Beeler and Lee. Beeler just won't slow down this season and has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 91.4 rushing yards per game. Lee has been a dominant force too and has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 166.3 rushing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Washington Township against Cherry Hill East in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as the squad secured a 37-0 win. Will Washington Township repeat their success, or does Cherry Hill East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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