The Immaculata Spartans will square off against the St. Mary Gaels on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Immaculata is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past West Side, posting a 56-20 victory. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Roughriders are ranked 274th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cole Hayden was his usual excellent self, rushing for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 55 yards and a touchdown. He 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. Luke Laub was in the mix as well, providing Immaculata with two touchdowns.
Immaculata was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's offense rose to the challenge against a Wildcats defense that boasted an average of only 10.5 points allowed on Friday. St. Mary put the hurt on Becton with a sharp 42-22 win.
Immaculata's record is now 7-1. As for St. Mary, their record now sits at 7-2.
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