The Wayne Hills Patriots will challenge the Passaic Valley Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wayne Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Wayne Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Wayne Valley, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Wayne Hills was ranked 25th). The Patriots fell just short of the Indians by a score of 34-31 on Friday. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in ETHAN ZACHARSKI and Elizer Estevez. Estevez had a great game and rushed for 138 yards and one TD while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Meanwhile, ZACHARSKI was balling out in the loss, rushing for 150 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 45 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Passaic Valley fell victim to West Essex and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 14-0 bruising from the Knights. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wayne Hills fell to 5-1. As for Passaic Valley, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.
Wayne Hills came up short against Passaic Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 20-14. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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