The Schalick Cougars will play host again on Friday to welcome the Paulsboro Red Raiders, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Schalick is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Audubon a 24-0 shutout. That looming 24-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.
Meanwhile, Paulsboro had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 34-9 win. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Mustangs are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Paulsboro can attribute much of their success to Malakhai Mckenzie, who threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Mckenzie a new career-high in rushing yards.
Paulsboro's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Manville's QB won't forget Eric Scott Jr anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Scott Jr also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Schalick is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Paulsboro, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Schalick strolled past Paulsboro in their previous meeting back in October by a score of 17-0. Does Schalick have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paulsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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