Marlboro will face off against Brick Memorial at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Marlboro has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 5.
On Friday, Marlboro was beaten by Red Bank Catholic 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Caseys are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Brick Memorial had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 47-14 victory over the Jaguars. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 28 points or more this season.
Brick Memorial's win came from a few key players Marlboro will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jason Lajara, who threw for 180 yards and four TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and a pair of scores. His passing game has become a key predictor of Brick Memorial's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. The Mustangs' leading receiver Nyzier Matthews was Lajara's top target yet again, picking up 54 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Brick Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jack Marotta, Trey Tallmadge, and Matthews picked up one apiece. Tallmadge has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Marlboro's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Brick Memorial, their record is now 7-2.
Marlboro strolled past Brick Memorial when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a score of 35-21. Does Marlboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brick Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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