Metuchen is 7-1 against Highland Park since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Metuchen Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Highland Park Owls at 1:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Metuchen: 18, Highland Park: 9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Metuchen's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Johnson offense got past them. Metuchen came up short against Johnson on Friday, falling 34-14. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Metuchen took the loss, they still got scores from Jason Woods and Cameron Hayes-Durina.
Meanwhile, Highland Park entered their game against Spotswood on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Highland Park fell 23-12 to Spotswood. The Owls' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Metuchen's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Highland Park, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Metuchen strolled past Highland Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-20. Will Metuchen repeat their success, or does Highland Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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