The Barnegat Bengals will play host again on Friday to welcome the Monmouth Regional Falcons, where kickoff is scheduled. Monmouth Regional took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Barnegat, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Barnegat humbled Liberty with a 42-14 victory.
Jack Haviland went supernova for Barnegat, throwing for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Todd Muhammad was Haviland's top target, picking up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Barnegat wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jamison Prince was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Monmouth Regional was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 40-13 loss at the hands of Lakewood.
Monmouth Regional's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dymeire O'Neal, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and Ryan Crawford, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave O'Neal a new career-high in rushing yards.
Barnegat now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Monmouth Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Barnegat and Monmouth Regional were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, but Barnegat suffered an agonizing 7-6 loss. Can Barnegat avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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