The Trenton Central Tornadoes will venture away from home to face off against the Ewing Blue Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trenton Central has three straight wins, Ewing has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Trenton Central's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South 40-0 on the road. The contest marked the Tornadoes' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Ewing scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 34-33 to Robbinsville. Despite 118 more yards than the Ravens, the Blue Devils couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Ewing saw an underclassman step up: Nahdir Guinyard rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. Ewing also got a significant boost from Jairus Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Even though they lost, Ewing was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Ewing's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dasan Jones and Guinyard.
Trenton Central's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ewing, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Trenton Central strolled past Ewing in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trenton Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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