On Friday Freehold Township will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the Hillsborough Raiders are set to duel. Freehold Township is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
Freehold Township is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Middletown North on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Freehold Township came up short against Middletown North, falling 45-19. The Patriots have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Freehold Township might have lost, but man, Nick Cardone was a machine: he threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Nicholas Schicchi also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 80 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Hillsborough came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Red Devils 48-21. The Raiders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Freehold Township's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Hillsborough, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
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