Watchung Hills Regional has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Rahway Indians at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Watchung Hills Regional: 4.5, Rahway: 13.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Rahway's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Watchung Hills Regional hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Watchung Hills Regional claimed a resounding 33-0 victory over South Brunswick on the road. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rahway entered their game against Cranford on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Rahway was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Cranford. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Rahway got top-tier performance from Andrew Avent, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Avent is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 118 every time he's taken the field this season.
Watchung Hills Regional's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Rahway, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2.
Watchung Hills Regional came up short against Rahway when the teams last played back in October of 2020, falling 34-27. Thankfully for Watchung Hills Regional, Nasir Arribas (who threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 38 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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