The Washington Township Minutemen will take on the Rancocas Valley Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Washington Township is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 35-26 victory over Lenape on Friday. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Indians are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Washington Township came from Issac Parra, Da'Shawn Long, Caleb Palaganas, Andrew Osborn, and Paris Pratt. Cole Aquino was another key player, throwing for 296 yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Washington Township's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Lenape's QB won't forget Gabe Palaganas anytime soon given he sacked him 4.5 times. With that strong performance, Palaganas is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Rancocas Valley made easy work of Williamstown on Friday and carried off a 28-7 win. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Washington Township and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Rancocas Valley, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Washington Township beat Rancocas Valley 19-7 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Does Washington Township have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rancocas Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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