The Franklin Warriors will challenge the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Franklin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past East Brunswick 34-0 at home. The Warriors' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led St. Thomas Aquinas over North Brunswick in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Thomas Aquinas blew North Brunswick out of the water with a 42-6 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 35 point advantage.
Chukwuma Odoh was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Thomas Aquinas as he rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Odoh's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Roman Blanks was another key player, throwing for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Thomas Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Franklin's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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