The Elizabeth Minutemen will venture away from home to take on the Union Farmers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elizabeth will be strutting in after a win while Union will be coming in after a defeat.
Elizabeth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 43-29 victory over Watchung Hills Regional on Friday. Elizabeth's win was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only 10.5 points allowed on the season.
Arique Fleming was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 11-for-11 passing. Those 107 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Nahjae Smith also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Elizabeth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eric Cespedes and Smith.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Union's offense. They had to suffer through a 44-0 loss at the hands of Phillipsburg. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Stateliners are ranked 17th).
Omalley King put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 104 yards on only ten carries.
The victory got Elizabeth back to even at 4-4. As for Union, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Elizabeth skirted past Union 28-26 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elizabeth since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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