The Hackensack Comets will square off against the Wayne Valley Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hackensack will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Eastside on Friday. Hackensack simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Eastside 35-7 on the road.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wayne Valley). They breezed by Paramus at home to the tune of 41-7 on Friday. With the Indians ahead 27-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wayne Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Danny Ferrauilo, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Another back making a difference was Elizer Estevez, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Wayne Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Bryce Flower.
The win got Hackensack back to even at 2-2. As for Wayne Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Hackensack came up short against Wayne Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, falling 24-14. Thankfully for Hackensack, John Testa (who rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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