The Waldwick/Midland Park Warriors will head out to challenge the Hasbrouck Heights Aviators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Waldwick/Midland Park is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cresskill: they outscored them in every quarter. Waldwick/Midland Park put the hurt on Cresskill with a sharp 32-7 win on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Waldwick/Midland Park got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dylan Ferrara out in front who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. 157 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ryan Fleming, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Waldwick/Midland Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Waldwick/Midland Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Fleming.
Meanwhile, Hasbrouck Heights had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over the Blue Devils. Considering the Aviators have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Michael Napolitano continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 207 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Jake Summers, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Waldwick/Midland Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Hasbrouck Heights, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Waldwick/Midland Park has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 194.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hasbrouck Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 286.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Waldwick/Midland Park didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hasbrouck Heights when the teams last played back in October of 2022, but they still walked away with a 24-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hasbrouck Heights' Anthony Dilascio, who rushed for 249 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Waldwick/Midland Park to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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