The Mount Olive Marauders will venture away from home to square off against the Morris Knolls Golden Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mount Olive knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Morris Knolls likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, Mount Olive made easy work of Morristown and carried off a 41-17 win. The Marauders have beaten the Colonials the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Colonials has come to flipping the script.
Brayden Longo had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 271 yards and three TDs while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
Mount Olive's run defense was locked in: Morristown could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Tommy Canning for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've managed all season.
Mount Olive didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malcolm Gilyard and Justin Reed.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Morris Knolls after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Roxbury who ended up claiming the real prize. The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Gaels by a score of 16-13. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Mount Olive's record is now 4-0. As for Morris Knolls, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Mount Olive was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Morris Knolls when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Can the Marauders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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