Sussex County Tech will venture away from home to take on the Hopatcong Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopatcong took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sussex County Tech, who comes in off a win.
Sussex County Tech will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Wallkill Valley, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Sussex County Tech narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Wallkill Valley 35-33. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sussex County Tech.
Brian Gruber was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards. Backing up that air attack was Zach Doyle, who rushed for 83 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sussex County Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 405 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Hopatcong was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 42-18 to Boonton.
Sussex County Tech now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hopatcong, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Sussex County Tech came up short against Hopatcong in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 30-21. Thankfully for Sussex County Tech, Michael Mastroeni (who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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