The Marlboro Mustangs are on the road again on Friday to play the Middletown South Eagles.
Last Friday, Marlboro was beaten by Rumson-Fair Haven 35-6. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Middletown South owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over Colts Neck. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Marlboro now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Middletown South, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Marlboro was dealt a bruising 49-14 defeat at the hands of Middletown South when the teams last played back in September of 2015. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Marlboro was down 35-0.
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