It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withthe Manchester Township Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Monmouth Regional will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Monmouth Regional is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Holmdel on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Monmouth Regional was beaten by Holmdel 49-12. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Hornets are ranked 48th).
Monmouth Regional's loss came about despite a quality game from Jaylin Reeves, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown. Reeves got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 67 yards. Ryan Crawford got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Manchester Township won against Lakewood last Saturday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Manchester Township blew past Point Pleasant Beach 42-14 on the road. With that win, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 26.6 points per game.
Avery Phillips continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Aidan Lunn was another key player, throwing for 39 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manchester Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Manchester Township wouldn't let Point Pleasant Beach keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Manchester Township can thank Desmond Askew and Stephon Mcfadden for forcing both of them.
Monmouth Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Manchester Township, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Monmouth Regional came up short against Manchester Township in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 20-14. Will Monmouth Regional have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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