The Hanover Park Hornets will challenge the West Essex Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hanover Park comes in on six and West Essex on five.
Last Thursday, Hanover Park blew past Jefferson Township, posting a 42-7 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won four contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Joey Borrello had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 124 yards and a touchdown on perfect 7-for-7 passing. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hanover Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hanover Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pj Dimaiolo and Jack Kovacs.
Meanwhile, West Essex got themselves on the board against Passaic Valley last Saturday, but Passaic Valley never followed suit. They took down the Hornets 14-0.
Hanover Park pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Essex, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Hanover Park came up short against West Essex when the teams last played back in November of 2020, falling 19-13. Thankfully for Hanover Park, Chris Bell (who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 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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