There's no place like home for R-S Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They strolled past the West Caldwell Warriors with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 36-22. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hilltoppers also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2022.
The critical scores for R-S Central came from CJ Sparks, Kaleb McEntyre, Mason Conard, Aaiyden Swepson, and Elmer Littlejohn.
R-S Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. They are 4-2 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
West Caldwell's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Danial Bloom, who rushed for 112 yards and one touchdown on only 15 carries. Bloom's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshton Blankenship, who threw for 155 yards and one TD.
R-S Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.2 points over those games. As for West Caldwell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. R-S Central will take on rival East Rutherford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, West Caldwell is set to face off against their familiar foe Hibriten at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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