There's no place like home for South Plainfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the New Brunswick Zebra 35-8 at home on Friday. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 27-12 defeat the Zebra walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2015.
Ryan Balent threw for 65 yards and a touchdown.
AJ Perales was his top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Dominic Massaro made three total tackles and defended two passes.
South Plainfield's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for New Brunswick, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Plainfield will square off against South River at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Plainfield is facing South River at the right time seeing as South River is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for New Brunswick, they will challenge Rahway at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rahway's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so New Brunswick's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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