Edison won against Franklin last Friday with 27 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Edison Eagles managed a 27-21 victory over the Colonia Patriots. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Edison's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shaun Garland led the charge by rushing for 33 yards and three touchdowns. Edison also got a significant boost from Lenier Whetstone, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 174 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Edison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Colonia only rushed for 109.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kyle Bell, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
The win got Edison back to even at 3-3. As for Colonia, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.
Edison will head out to face off against St. Thomas Aquinas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.3 points per game this season. As for Colonia, they will host Plainfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Colonia also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 26.2 points per game.
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