The Phillipsburg Stateliners will head out to square off against the West Orange Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Phillipsburg: 16, West Orange: 9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Phillipsburg took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 42-35 victory over Hillsborough.
Meanwhile, while West Orange put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Barringer. West Orange took their match at home with ease, bagging a 37-0 win over Barringer. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Blue Bears are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charlie Lamorte continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 172 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Terrell Wilfong did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 117 receiving yards.
Phillipsburg pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Orange, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Phillipsburg might still be hurting after the 28-7 loss they got from West Orange in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Can Phillipsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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