Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washington Township). They came out on top against the Lenape Indians by a score of 35-26 on Friday. For the Minutemen, this counts as revenge for the 24-21 defeat the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2021.
The critical scores for Washington Township came from Issac Parra, Da'Shawn Long, Paris Pratt, Caleb Palaganas, and Andrew Osborn. Another player making a difference was Cole Aquino, who threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Washington Township's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Gabe Palaganas was the leader with 4.5. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
The victory made it two in a row for Washington Township and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Lenape, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Washington Township has already played their next game, a 27-0 loss against Rancocas Valley on the 10th. As for Lenape, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 28-0 defeat against St. Augustine Prep on the 10th.
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