The Manalapan Braves will square off against the Holmdel Hornets on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Manalapan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-19 victory over Freehold Township. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Braves considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Holmdel entered their tilt with Monmouth Regional on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Falcons 49-12 on the road. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Falcons are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Manalapan back to even at 4-4. As for Holmdel, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Manalapan beat Holmdel 31-20 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Holmdel's Jaden Gallo, who picked up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Manalapan to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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