It was fun while it lasted, but Irvington's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Thursday. They were beaten by the Piedmont Highlanders 49-7. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Matthew Forbes and Gabrial Aruwah certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Forbes rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, while Aruwah picked up 74 receiving yards.
Markos Lagios continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Piedmont, throwing for 272 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown. Xavier Henderson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Irvington fell to 6-1. As for Piedmont, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Irvington will welcome Newark Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newark Memorial will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Piedmont, they will host Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Piedmont's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matches.
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