Newark Memorial owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They took down the Irvington Vikings 14-0. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 28-25 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Newark Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Irvington still got an impressive performance from Matthew Forbes, who rushed for 95 yards, and also picked up 55 receiving yards.
Newark Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Irvington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newark Memorial will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Washington at 7:00 p.m. As for Irvington, they will venture away from home to challenge Hayward at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hayward is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
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