The Middletown North Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Freehold Township Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Middletown North will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Middletown North's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave two weeks ago, when they got past Red Bank Regional's usually-dominant defense. Everything went Middletown North's way against Red Bank Regional as Middletown North made off with a 33-7 victory. Considering the Lions have won three matchups by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Freehold Township suffered their biggest defeat since November 3, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Manalapan 55-19. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Freehold Township's loss came about despite a quality game from Noah Cancela, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cancela's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Middletown North's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Freehold Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything went Middletown North's way against Freehold Township when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Middletown North made off with a 45-21 victory. Will Middletown North repeat their success, or does Freehold Township have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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