Two dominant signal callers in Sa?Eed Cole and Charlie Lamorte are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East Orange Campus Jaguars will challenge the West Orange Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with East Orange Campus sitting on three straight wins and West Orange on five.
East Orange Campus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Ridgewood by a score of 14-3.
Cole was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 99 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
East Orange Campus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgewood only rushed for 79.
Meanwhile, West Orange never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Piscataway, posting a 35-0 victory. Considering the Mountaineers have won six matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Farad Green Jr, who rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. I'Yan Gainer made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
East Orange Campus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.9 points per game. As for West Orange, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. East Orange Campus has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like West Orange struggles in that department as they've been averaging 170.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
East Orange Campus came up short against West Orange when the teams last played back in October, falling 7-0. Can East Orange Campus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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