The Verona Hillbillies''s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They fell 14-7 to Hanover Park. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but Verona couldn't answer the 7 points Hanover Park scored afterwards.
Verona's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zach Garmont, who gained 234 total yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Demasi, who threw for 182 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.9% of his passes.
Joey Borrello looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Verona's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their overall record down to 2-7. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 8-1 Cedar Grove and 6-2 Mountain Lakes (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 73.6% over those games). As for Hanover Park, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Verona will head out on the road to face off against Butler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Butler is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games. As for Hanover Park, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pompton Lakes at 7:00 p.m.
