The Matawan Regional Huskies will face off against the Colts Neck Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Matawan Regional came up short against Red Bank Regional and fell 27-18. The Huskies have struggled against the Bucs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Although Matawan Regional took the loss, they still got scores from Daamir Darby, Erik Martinez, and Alexander Liss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Colts Neck). They walked away with a 34-24 victory over Long Branch on Saturday.
Colts Neck had a senior duo take command as Joe Pignatelli gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns and Zack Caporale rushed for 61 yards and one TD. Pignatelli also set a new season-high mark in rushing yards with 115.
Colts Neck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Matawan Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Colts Neck, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Matawan Regional took a serious blow against Colts Neck when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 33-0. Thankfully for the Huskies, Tommy Fallon (who rushed for 218 yards and three scores on only six carries, and also threw for 42 yards and one touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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