The Raritan Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Neptune Scarlet Fliers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Raritan has given up an average of 27.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Raritan's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Holmdel on Friday. They were beaten by the Hornets 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Hornets are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Neptune entered their tilt with Barnegat on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They breezed past the Bengals to the tune of 35-6. The result was nothing new for the Scarlet Fliers, who have now won five matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Neptune's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Raritan, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Raritan was able to grind out a solid win over Neptune in their previous meeting back in September of 2018, winning 13-3. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Scarlet Fliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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