After flying high against Jefferson Township last Thursday, Hanover Park came back down to earth. The Hanover Park Hornets were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 22-21 to the West Essex Knights. It was the first time this season that the Hornets let down their fans at home.
Hanover Park lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jack Kovacs, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 69 yards and a touchdown. Darien Iannacone also helped with two touchdowns in total.
The loss snapped Hanover Park's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record. As for West Essex, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Hanover Park will head out on the road to face off against Weequahic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hanover Park is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for West Essex, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Morris Knolls at 6:30 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (West Essex: 10.7, Morris Knolls: 12) so any points scored will be well earned.
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