Bridgewater-Raritan had lost four straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 6-3 to make it five. They lost 36-13 to the Phillipsburg Stateliners. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
As for Phillipsburg, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1. Considering they have won six matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Phillipsburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Dech, who rushed for 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Dech has posted since back in September. Ziyahn McGurn was another key rusher, rushing for 103 yards and one TD on only seven carries.
Bridgewater-Raritan and Phillipsburg are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Panthers will challenge Linden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Phillipsburg, they will square off against Newark Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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