Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Metuchen). Everything went their way against the Highland Park Owls on Friday as they made off with a 36-13 win. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Owls recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Cameron Hayes-Durina
| 10/03/25 @ Highland Park | 342 |
| 08/30/25 vs Delaware Valley | 189 |
| 09/26/25 @ Johnson | 137 |
| 09/20/25 vs New Providence | 80 |
| 09/13/25 vs Roselle | 49 |
Metuchen's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cameron Hayes-Durina, who threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards. Those 342 passing yards gave Hayes-Durina a new career-high. Metuchen's leading receiver Justus Leitner was Hayes-Durina's top target yet again, picking up 183 receiving yards and one score.
Metuchen's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 3.5 times. Eli Major refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Metuchen's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Highland Park, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Metuchen will welcome J.P. Stevens at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Highland Park, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Roselle Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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