The Winslow Township Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Eastside Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Winslow Township has six straight victories, Eastside has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Winslow Township is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Camden, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Winslow Township was ranked fourth). Winslow Township breezed by Camden at home to the tune of 40-6 on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Winslow Township's win came down to the chemistry between Jalen Parker and his top target Nakeem Powell. Parker threw for 313 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes while Powell gained 180 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Powell a new career-high in rushing yards. 89 of those passing yards were hauled in by Cameron Miller.
Winslow Township didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marcus Upton and Powell. Another thorn in Camden's side was Benjamin Carter Jr, who picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Eastside was not quite Pennsauken's equal in the second half on Saturday. They fell to the Indians 13-8.
Winslow Township's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Eastside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Winslow Township came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastside in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, sneaking past 32-30. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Eastside's Devin Kargman, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Winslow Township to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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