The Randolph Rams are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Mount Olive Marauders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Randolph is headed out to face Mount Olive after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Randolph pulled ahead with a 23-22 photo finish over Morristown on Friday.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Roxbury 48-0 on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Marauders had established a 41 point advantage.
Tyler Cumming had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Brayden Longo made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount Olive was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 471 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Mount Olive's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Cumming, Longo, and Vincent Carpini picked up one apiece. Carpini got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards.
Randolph suffered a grim 34-12 defeat to Mount Olive in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cumming, who rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Now that Randolph knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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