It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Orange Campus had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over the Montclair Mounties. This was payback for the Jaguars, who suffered a 19-12 loss the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Orange Campus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sa?Eed Cole, who rushed for 64 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was East Orange Campus' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 8.5 sacks. Ernst Jeune led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself.
East Orange Campus has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Montclair, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
East Orange Campus wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 14-3 victory against Ridgewood on the 8th. Montclair does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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