A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Perth Amboy Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Linden is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Linden will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 28-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Montgomery on Saturday. Linden sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-10 win over Montgomery. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The critical scores for Linden came from Cole Watkins and Tyrone Hinton.
Linden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Linden wouldn't let Montgomery keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Linden can thank Braeden Delbrune and Hinton for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Hinton a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Perth Amboy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against Woodbridge, falling 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Barrons are ranked 44th).
Even if they lost, Perth Amboy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Jasiah Andrews was especially locked on to Woodbridge's QB and sacked him three times.
Linden's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Perth Amboy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Linden has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 194 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Perth Amboy, though, as they've been averaging only 92.7. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Linden against Perth Amboy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. Does Linden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Perth Amboy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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