A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges the Point Pleasant Boro Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Gloucester City finally turned things around against Pleasantville on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Greyhounds , sneaking past 19-16.
Meanwhile, Point Pleasant Boro had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Rebels to the tune of 38-6. Considering the Panthers have won four games by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Point Pleasant Boro found their leader in sophomore Jake Clayton, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown.
Clayton was just one part of a punishing run game: Point Pleasant Boro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Point Pleasant Boro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Colin Obser and Jacob Reitmeyer.
Gloucester City's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Point Pleasant Boro, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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