The Morris Knolls Golden Eagles will face off against the Colonia Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Morris Knolls has eight straight wins, Colonia has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Morris Knolls beat West Essex 21-13. The 21-point effort marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Justin Hanson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Morris Knolls didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Christopher Kaiser and Nick Wong. Morris Knolls got some further help from Lucas Zuravnsky: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Morris Knolls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 223 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Colonia and Old Bridge met for a duel on Friday where Colonia had to take the L. Colonia took a 36-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Old Bridge.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nygel Hill, who picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown. Dylan Chiera also helped out by tossing the rock for 252 yards.
Morris Knolls pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Colonia, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Morris Knolls' way against Colonia in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as Morris Knolls made off with a 35-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Colonia's Jaeden Jones, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 129 yards on 12 of 27 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Morris Knolls to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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