The Point Pleasant Boro Panthers will head out to square off against the Howell Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Point Pleasant Boro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season.
Point Pleasant Boro will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 35-point they dealt Manasquan on Friday. Point Pleasant Boro simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Manasquan 49-14 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-7.
Point Pleasant Boro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nick Spanola led the charge by rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Clayton, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Point Pleasant Boro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Howell came up short against Wall Township on Friday and fell 24-14. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Howell's loss came about despite a quality game from Vincent Meehan, who threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards.
Howell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zachery Padilla and Meehan.
Point Pleasant Boro is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Howell, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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