With a playoff game on the line, Paulsboro rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Manville Mustangs with a sharp 34-9 victory. The Red Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Among those leading the charge was Malakhai Mckenzie, who threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards on only five carries. Those 56 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Paulsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manville only rushed for 86.
Paulsboro's defense made their presence known, laying out Josh D?Ambrosio. four times. Eric Scott Jr was especially locked on to Manville's QB and sacked him twice. Scott Jr has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Paulsboro is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.3 points per game. As for Manville, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Paulsboro will venture away from home to challenge Schalick at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Paulsboro is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games. Manville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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