There's no place like home for Linden, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sayreville Bombers a 17-0 shutout on Saturday. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 20-17 loss the Bombers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2020.
The critical scores for Linden came from Joe Boyd and Tyrone Hinton.
Linden wouldn't let Sayreville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Linden can thank Tahad Walker and Semaj Irving for forcing both of them. Irving also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble, making eight total tackles, and defending two passes.
The victory got Linden back to even at 1-1. As for Sayreville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Linden will square off against Colonia at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Sayreville, they will welcome Edison on Friday.
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