The Mount Olive Marauders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newark Central Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mount Olive took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against West Morris Central by a score of 35-28. Mount Olive's victory was all the more impressive since the Wolfpack were averaging only 10.89 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Tyler Cumming, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
Mount Olive didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rondell Derrick Jr and Raynell Derrick. Mount Olive got some further help from Lincoln Youtz: he made 17 total tackles.
Mount Olive was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Newark Central got themselves on the board against Newark Collegiate Academy last Thursday, but Newark Collegiate Academy never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Mount Olive's record now sits at 5-3. As for Newark Central, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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