The Millburn Millers will face off against the South Plainfield Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Millburn is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Millburn is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wayne Hills on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Millburn was outmatched by Wayne Hills at home and fell 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Millers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Patriots are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, South Plainfield entered their tilt with Kennedy Memorial on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 21-14.
The critical scores for South Plainfield came from Matthew Rennie, AJ Perales, and Dominic Massaro.
South Plainfield's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Perales was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Another thorn in Kennedy Memorial's side was Dylan Oller, who made 13 total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defended a pass.
South Plainfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Millburn's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for South Plainfield, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
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