The Orange Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the Bayonne Bees on Friday. Orange has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Bayonne will come in with five straight wins.
Last Friday, Orange ended up a good deal behind Randolph and lost 28-9. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Rams are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bayonne). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Columbia 47-7 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Chance Fischer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 145 rushing yards dating back to last season. Nico Sampson Jr. was another key player, throwing for 120 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bayonne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 288.7.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Bayonne, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Orange came up short against Bayonne when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 34-21. Thankfully for Orange, Rocky Rodriguez (who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 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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