Eastside has gone 9-0 against Passaic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Eastside Ghosts will take on the Passaic Indians. Eastside will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Eastside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost 35-14 to Bayonne on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Ghosts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Bees are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Passaic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Teaneck on Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Indians were the (much) better team in the second half.
Justin Griffin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 136 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Passaic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Eastside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Passaic, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Eastside came out on top in a nail-biter against Passaic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Will Eastside repeat their success, or does Passaic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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