New Brunswick is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Scotch Plains-Fanwood a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The New Brunswick Zebra will welcome the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders at 1:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
New Brunswick's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Plainfield on Friday. They took a blow against the Cardinals, falling 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Zebra can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Cardinals are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Scotch Plains-Fanwood was beaten by Rahway 34-7 on Friday. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
New Brunswick's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
New Brunswick strolled past Scotch Plains-Fanwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2018 by a score of 59-44. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Scotch Plains-Fanwood's Alex Oslislo, who rushed for 225 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for New Brunswick to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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