The Rancocas Valley Red Devils are on the road again on Thursday to play the Washington Township Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Rancocas Valley made easy work of Williamstown and carried off a 28-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washington Township). They came out on top against Lenape by a score of 35-26 on Friday. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Indians are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Washington Township came from Issac Parra, Da'Shawn Long, Caleb Palaganas, Andrew Osborn, and Paris Pratt. Another player making a difference was Cole Aquino, who threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Washington Township's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Gabe Palaganas was especially locked on to Lenape's QB and sacked him 4.5 times. With that strong performance, Palaganas is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Rancocas Valley's record now sits at 4-2. As for Washington Township, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Rancocas Valley came up short against Washington Township in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 19-7. Can Rancocas Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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