If West Orange was riding high fresh off their 37-0 takedown of Barringer last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Orange Mountaineers fell 21-14 to the Phillipsburg Stateliners on Friday. The contest marked the Mountaineers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, West Orange still got an impressive performance from Charlie Lamorte, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 83 yards on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 50 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (121 yards to be exact) went to Terrell Wilfong.
West Orange's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Phillipsburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
West Orange has already played their next match, a 33-14 win against Montclair on the 10th. As for Phillipsburg, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-14 victory against St. Joseph on the 11th.
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