The Mount Olive Marauders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Randolph Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mount Olive is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Roxbury. Mount Olive simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Roxbury 48-0 on the road. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Gaels are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Cumming was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Raynell Derrick, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount Olive was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 471 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Mount Olive's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Cumming, Brayden Longo, and Vincent Carpini picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Meanwhile, Randolph took care of business in their home opener on Friday (barely). They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Morristown 23-22.
Mount Olive took their win against Randolph in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 34-12. Will Mount Olive repeat their success, or does Randolph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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