Cinnaminson has gone 8-2 against Delran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cinnaminson Pirates will welcome the Delran Bears at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Cinnaminson earned a 14-7 victory over Salem.
Meanwhile, Delran won against Abraham Clark last Friday with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Delran simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Ewing 41-7 on the road. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Vinny Sacca and his top target Jayden Alford. Sacca rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown while Alford rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. Alford got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 56 yards.
Delran's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jackson Veneziano and Justin Mary. Delran got some further help from Jack Jordan: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Delran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ewing only rushed for 76.
The victory got Cinnaminson back to even at 1-1. As for Delran, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Cinnaminson was able to grind out a solid victory over Delran in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 22-9. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sacca, who rushed for 135 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 85 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cinnaminson still be able to contain Sacca? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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