The Plainfield Cardinals will face off against the Colonia Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Plainfield took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 34-8 margin over Franklin. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, while Colonia put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Edison. The Patriots blew past the Eagles 21-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Plainfield better keep an eye on Dylan Chiera. He was instrumental in Colonia's win, rushing for 33 yards and one touchdown, while also throwing for 120 yards on 12 of 23 attempts. Those 33 rushing yards gave Chiera a new career-high.
Colonia's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Plainfield, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Plainfield against Colonia in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 35-6 victory. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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