The Wayne Valley Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Eastside Ghosts at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wayne Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings (they are ranked 190th, while Eastside is ranked 38th).
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Wayne Valley had to settle for a 37-34 defeat against West Milford.
Meanwhile, Eastside stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Kennedy 53-26 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eastside.
Wayne Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Eastside, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Wayne Valley came up short against Eastside when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 58-45. Can Wayne Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.