If Southern Regional was riding high fresh off their 42-0 takedown of Manchester Township last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rams took a 19-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Brick Memorial Mustangs on Friday. The loss was the Rams' first of the season.
Jason Lajara had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 330 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 71 yards and one score for Brick Memorial. Lajara's passing game has become a key predictor of the Mustangs' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
Having lost for the first time this season, Southern Regional fell to 7-1. As for Brick Memorial, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-2.
Southern Regional and Brick Memorial should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Rams will square off against Toms River South at 6:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (42 vs. 226). Meanwhile, Brick Memorial (ranked 26th) will meet Jackson Memorial (ranked 92nd) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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