The Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Newark Central Blue Devils on Friday.
Newark Collegiate Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 32 points last Saturday, they were much more limited against Hoboken on Thursday. They lost 28-6 to the Redwings. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Redwings are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, Newark Central gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't give up any more after. They snuck past Cedar Grove with a 20-16 victory.
Newark Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.6 points on average over those games. As for Newark Collegiate Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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