Passaic is 0-9 against Eastside since October of 2015 but things could change  on Friday. The Indians will venture away from home to  square off against the Ghosts  at 6:30  p.m. Passaic will be strutting in after a  victory while Eastside will be coming in after a  defeat.
Passaic will roll into the  game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven  points  last Friday, then bounced right back against Teaneck  on Friday. The Indians skirted past the Highwaymen  32-30. Considering the Indians' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

 Edwin Hidalgo
| 09/26/25 @ Teaneck | 163 | 
| 09/19/25 vs Nutley | 83 | 
| 10/18/24 @ Kennedy | 44 | 
| 09/13/24 @ Clifton | 36 | 
| 08/30/24 @ Hackensack | 20 | 
Passaic got their  win on the backs of several key players, but it was  Edwin Hidalgo out in front who rushed for 163 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Those  163  rushing yards gave  Hidalgo a new career-high.  Jamari Miller was in the mix  as well, providing Passaic with two TDs.
 They were just one part of a punishing run game: Passaic was unstoppable on the ground and  finished the game with 279  rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  rushed for at least 150  rushing yards in three consecutive  contests.
 Meanwhile, Eastside came up short against  Bayonne on Saturday, falling  33-13. The  matchup marked the Ghosts' lowest-scoring  game so far this season.
 Passaic's record is now 2-3. As for Eastside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
 Passaic couldn't quite finish off Eastside in their previous meeting  back in October of 2024 and fell  10-7. Can the Indians avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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