Egg Harbor Township has won three straight games at home, while Cherry Hill East has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Egg Harbor Township Eagles will welcome the Cherry Hill East Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Egg Harbor Township: 14.8, Cherry Hill East: 5.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Egg Harbor Township's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Bridgeton offense got past them. Egg Harbor Township fell just short of Bridgeton by a score of 32-29 on Friday. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Egg Harbor Township saw an underclassman step up: Xavier Cocci rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 86 yards and a touchdown. Cocci is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Joseph Lacross got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Egg Harbor Township wouldn't let Bridgeton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Egg Harbor Township can thank Tyler Durham and Chris Ford for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Cherry Hill East didn't have done well against Triton recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Cherry Hill East put the hurt on Triton with a sharp 31-7 win. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Having lost for the first time this season, Egg Harbor Township fell to 3-1. As for Cherry Hill East, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Egg Harbor Township against Cherry Hill East when the teams last played back in October of 2019 as the squad secured a 31-0 win. Will Egg Harbor 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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