The Mountainside Wolves will head out to face off against the Phoenix Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountainside's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They pulled ahead with a 1-0 photo finish over Greyhills Academy. The one-point effort marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Phoenix Christian waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took down the Colts 35-19.
It was another big night for Z'Yeon Rondan, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Gio Young was another key player, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Phoenix Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Mountainside moved to 5-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Phoenix Christian, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Mountainside was dealt a bruising 37-0 defeat at the hands of Phoenix Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Mountainside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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