Dwight Morrow kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell to the Ramsey Rams 12-8. The Maroon Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Dwight Morrow's loss came despite strong showings from Maurice WilliaMs and Damani Williams. Williams gained 132 total yards and a touchdown, while Williams rushed for 123 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Even though they lost, Dwight Morrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Dwight Morrow's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Williams was especially locked on to Ramsey's QB and sacked him twice. Williams also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Ramsey found their leader in underclassman Jonathan Davis, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Ramsey also got a significant boost from Justus Favata, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 113 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Ramsey and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Dwight Morrow will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Dumont on Friday. As for Ramsey, they are taking a road trip to face off against Mahwah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Ramsey focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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