The Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls will face off against the New Egypt Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Point Pleasant Beach is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Manchester Township on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Point Pleasant Beach had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of Manchester Township. While losing is never fun, the Garnet Gulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Hawks are ranked 122nd).
Although Point Pleasant Beach took the loss, they still got scores from Jake Salerno and Liam Brosnan.
Meanwhile, New Egypt entered their match against Barnegat on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. New Egypt was dealt a 47-7 loss at the hands of Barnegat. It was the first time this season that the Warriors let down their fans at home.
Point Pleasant Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for New Egypt, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Point Pleasant Beach might still be hurting after the 26-6 defeat they got from New Egypt in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Point Pleasant Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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