While it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, The Pinelands Regional Wildcats were not quite the Manchester Township Hawks''s equal in the second half on Thursday. Pinelands Regional took a 34-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manchester Township. Pinelands Regional was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Manchester Township apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2022.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manchester Township to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aidan Lunn, who rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. Marquis Goins jr was in the mix as well, providing Manchester Township with two touchdowns.
Pinelands Regional's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their overall record down to 5-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 7-2 Hopewell Valley Central and 6-3 Toms River South (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 64.3% over those games). As for Manchester Township, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Pinelands Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Manchester Township also has no future games currently scheduled.
