The Hanover Park Hornets will challenge the Newton Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hanover Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.6 points per game this season.
If Newton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Hanover Park took over last week. Hanover Park put the hurt on Weequahic with a sharp 27-6 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won five matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hanover Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joey Borrello led the charge by throwing for 197 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown. Another receiver making a difference was Joseph Tantawi, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hanover Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vinnie Lasala and Jack Kovacs.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Newton's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Mountain Lakes.
Hanover Park pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Hanover Park against Newton in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, as the squad secured a 41-6 win. Does Hanover Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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