The Westwood Cardinals are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Pascack Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westwood is headed out to face Pascack Valley after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Westwood was the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Mahwah on Thursday. The Cardinals are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 14 straight dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pascack Valley had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took down Rancocas Valley 31-14 on Saturday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pascack Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Adam Shaw, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 135 yards while completing 73.7% of his passes. Shaw didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made three total tackles. Another back making a difference was Kevin Regula, who gained 154 total yards and a touchdown.
Pascack Valley wouldn't let Rancocas Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pascack Valley can thank Kai Smith and Shaw for forcing both of them. Smith also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
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