The Roxbury Gaels will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Sparta Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Roxbury's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mount Olive on Friday. They were outmatched by the Marauders at home and fell 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Gaels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Marauders are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, after only nine points in their last matchup, Sparta made sure to put some points up on the board against Lakeland Regional on Friday. Sparta strolled past Lakeland Regional with points to spare, taking the game 31-17.
Roxbury's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Sparta, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Roxbury was dealt a bruising 49-6 defeat at the hands of Sparta when the teams last played back in September of 2019. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Roxbury was down 35-0.
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