The Weequahic Indians will head out to challenge the Immaculata Spartans on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Weequahic's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Lincoln at home to the tune of 37-0. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Lions are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Immaculata got the win against Holy Trinity on Saturday by a conclusive 42-20. The Spartans pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Titans had little chance of recovering from.
Immaculata relied on the efforts of Cole Hayden, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and Jahmier Black, who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Black a new career-high in rushing yards.
Weequahic's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Immaculata, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Weequahic was able to grind out a solid win over Immaculata in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 16-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weequahic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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