The South Plainfield Tigers will square off against the Spotswood Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, South Plainfield came up short against Monroe Township and fell 49-39. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spotswood). They came out on top against Piscataway by a score of 49-40 on Monday. The score was all tied up 19-19 at the break, but the Chargers were the better team in the second half.
Spotswood's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for South Plainfield, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for South Plainfield against Spotswood in their previous meeting back in February of 2016, as the squad secured a 57-28 victory. In that matchup, South Plainfield amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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