The Metuchen Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the North Plainfield Canucks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Metuchen will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Metuchen's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over Brearley at home. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 27.1 points per game.
Jason Woods had a dynamite game for Metuchen, rushing for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Cameron Hayes-Durina made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Metuchen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, North Plainfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 14-6 to Johnson. While losing is never fun, the Canucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Crusaders are ranked 155th).
Metuchen's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for North Plainfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Metuchen against North Plainfield in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 35-0 win. Does Metuchen have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Plainfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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