The Morris Knolls Golden Eagles will face off against the West Essex Knights on Saturday. West Essex took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Morris Knolls, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Morris Knolls didn't have too much trouble with Morristown as they won 27-13. The Golden Eagles haven't had any issues with the Colonials recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
It was another big night for Jaylin Jones, who rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Morris Knolls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 447 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
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On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Morris Knolls' defense and their four sacks. Max Minervini was especially locked on to Morristown's QB and sacked him twice. Minervini has become a key player for Morris Knolls: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one sack, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, West Essex unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to Hanover Park.
The victory got Morris Knolls back to even at 4-4. As for West Essex, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Morris Knolls was able to grind out a solid win over West Essex when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 21-13. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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