The West Orange Mountaineers will venture away from home to square off against the Irvington Blue Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Orange's defense has only allowed 4.2 points per game this season, so Irvington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, West Orange made easy work of Millburn and carried off a 26-6 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mountaineers just coasted through the last quarter.
Elianna Denis
| 04/25/25 vs Millburn | 262 |
| 04/15/25 @ Varsity Opponent | 232 |
| 04/11/25 @ Mount Olive | 112 |
| 04/07/25 vs DePaul Catholic | 36 |
| 04/04/25 vs Livingston | 167 |
| + 7 more games |
Elianna Denis was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 262 yards and four TDs while completing 78.6% of her passes. That's the most passing yards she has posted since back in April of 2024. Nola Duncan was Denis' top target, picking up 78 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Another reason for the win was West Orange's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Jacinya Garner was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up five herself. She is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as she's now posted two or more in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Irvington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on April 10th. They came out on top against Burlington City by a score of 26-13 last Thursday. The Blue Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Irvington's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.7 points on average over those games. As for West Orange, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1-1.
West Orange was taken down by Irvington 50-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Mountaineers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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