The Neptune Scarlet Fliers will venture away from home to take on the Freehold Boro Colonials at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Neptune came up short against Pinelands Regional and fell 27-20. The Scarlet Fliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Neptune saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Caleb Brown rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown. Brown has become a key player for Neptune: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Brown was just one part of a punishing run game: Neptune was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Freehold Boro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were dealt a 43-0 loss at the hands of Ocean Township.
Neptune now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Freehold Boro, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Neptune didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Freehold Boro in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Neptune since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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