The Clifton Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Bayonne Bees at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Clifton comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Clifton's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Morristown last Saturday. They took an 8-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colonials.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bayonne). Everything went their way against Eastside on Saturday as they made off with a 33-13 victory.
Clifton better keep an eye on Chance Fischer. He was instrumental in Bayonne's win, rushing for 228 yards and two TDs on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Fischer has posted since back in October of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Sampson, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Bayonne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clifton's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Bayonne, their record now sits at 2-3.
Clifton suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Bayonne when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fischer, who rushed for 167 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Now that the Mustangs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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