The Newark Central Blue Devils will take on the Mount Olive Marauders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Newark Central is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Newark Central will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 38-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Newark Collegiate Academy last Thursday. Newark Central skirted past Newark Collegiate Academy 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive's offense rose to the challenge against a Wolfpack defense that boasted an average of only 10.89 points allowed on Friday. Mount Olive came out on top against West Morris Central by a score of 35-28.
It was another big night for Tyler Cumming, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
Mount Olive didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rondell Derrick Jr and Raynell Derrick. Lincoln Youtz was another major factor on D, making 17 total tackles.
Mount Olive was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Newark Central's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Mount Olive, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
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