The Colonia Patriots will challenge the Plainfield Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Colonia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Colonia was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 27-21 to Edison. While the Patriots had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Eagles 7-0.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kyle Bell, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Colonia wouldn't let Edison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Colonia can thank Derrick Pettus and Harsimran Mann for forcing both of them. Pettus also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Colonia got some further help from Julien Jones: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Plainfield took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 34-2 win over Franklin. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won three matchups by 32 points or more so far this season.
Colonia's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2. As for Plainfield, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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