The Hillside Comets will venture away from home to square off against the Cranford Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillside is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Hillside will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Voorhees on Saturday. Hillside blew past Voorhees 40-14. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cranford waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Patriots with a 17-13 victory.
Cranford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Justin Hoeffler and Vincent Silva. Hoeffler also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Hillside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Cranford, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Hillside against Cranford when the teams last played back in October of 2018, as the squad secured a 38-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillside since the team 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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