North Plainfield has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Metuchen Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, North Plainfield came up short against Johnson and fell 14-6. While losing is never fun, the Canucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Crusaders are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Metuchen). They blew past Brearley 49-0 at home on Saturday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 29 points or more this season.
Jason Woods was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Toth, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Metuchen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
North Plainfield's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Metuchen, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
North Plainfield was taken down by Metuchen 35-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will North Plainfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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