The Rahway Indians will head out to take on the New Brunswick Zebra at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rahway will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Rahway took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-20 win over Watchung Hills Regional. Considering the Indians have won four games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Andrew Avent was his usual excellent self, rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Triston Driscal also helped with two TDs in total.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Rahway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 334 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Rahway's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Augustin Citsay was especially locked on to Watchung Hills Regional's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, New Brunswick had to suffer through a 41-8 loss at the hands of South Plainfield.
New Brunswick's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Rahway, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Rahway against New Brunswick in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad 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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