Penns Grove hasn't had much luck against Woodbury recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Penns Grove Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Woodbury Thundering Herd at 10:30 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Penns Grove is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They were outmatched by Delran at home and fell 38-8. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Bears are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, Woodbury came up short against Willingboro on Saturday and fell 43-30.
Despite the defeat, Woodbury got top-tier performance from Marquis Taylor, who picked up 198 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Taylor is becoming a predictor of Woodbury's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Tim Holmes was another key player, having thrown for 270 yards and three touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Woodbury's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jasuan Solomon.
Penns Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Woodbury, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Penns Grove took a serious blow against Woodbury in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 48-6. Can Penns Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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