The Brick Memorial Mustangs will head out to take on the Jackson Memorial Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brick Memorial is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Brick Memorial will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Toms River South on Friday. Brick Memorial claimed a resounding 34-0 victory over Toms River South on the road. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Indians are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brick Memorial can attribute much of their success to Jason Lajara, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Nazeer Whittaker, who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Those 155 rushing yards gave Whittaker a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Brick Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Jackson Memorial made sure to put some points up on the board against Brick Township on Friday. Jackson Memorial strolled past Brick Township with points to spare, taking the game 35-21. The match marked the Jaguars' most dominant win of the season.
Brick Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Jackson Memorial, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Things could have been worse for Brick Memorial, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-21 loss to Jackson Memorial in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Brick Memorial, Tai Mann (Ath.)-Division Co-Opoy; (who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns) 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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