The Atlantic City Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Washington Township Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Atlantic City comes in on eight and Washington Township on four.
Atlantic City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 28-18 victory over Cherokee.
Meanwhile, Washington Township's offense rose to the challenge against a Cougars defense that boasted an average of only 11.1 points allowed on Friday. Washington Township took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over Cherry Hill East. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Cougars are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Washington Township to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colin Beeler, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown. Washington Township also got help from Da'Shawn Long, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
Washington Township didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Parker Reese and Ethan Binder.
Washington Township is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.9 points per game. As for Atlantic City, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Atlantic City was taken down by Washington Township 43-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Atlantic City, Giuliano Scavetta (who rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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