The West Side Roughriders will square off against the Immaculata Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, West Side and Parsippany were almost perfectly matched up, but West Side suffered an 8-7 defeat. The Roughriders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Immaculata). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Lincoln 63-18. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
West Side better keep an eye on Daysir Spille. He was instrumental in Immaculata's win, rushing for 114 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries. Spille has become a key player for the Spartans: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Jaiden Drake-Murray was another key player, rushing for 69 yards and a pair of scores.
Immaculata was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Immaculata's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for West Side, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
West Side was dealt a bruising 56-20 defeat at the hands of Immaculata in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Roughriders, Cole Hayden (who rushed for 66 yards and two TDs on only nine carries, and also threw for 55 yards and one touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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