The Morris Hills Knights will challenge the West Morris Mendham Minutemen at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Morris Hills has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while West Morris Mendham will come in with four straight wins.
Morris Hills' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against River Dell on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Golden Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, West Morris Mendham was able to grind out a solid victory over Warren Hills Regional on Friday, taking the game 24-13.
West Morris Mendham had a senior duo take command as Kevin King gained 173 total yards and two touchdowns and Cole Capuzzi rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. King's longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards.
West Morris Mendham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
West Morris Mendham's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Harrison Spence.
Morris Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for West Morris Mendham, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Things could have been worse for Morris Hills, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-7 loss to West Morris Mendham in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Capuzzi, who rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that Morris Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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