The East Orange Campus Jaguars will challenge the Orange Tornadoes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Orange Campus has four straight victories, Orange has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Orange's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: East Orange Campus hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. The Jaguars breezed past Montclair to the tune of 48-0 on Saturday. Fans of the Jaguars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Jaleel Halsey had a dynamite game, rushing for 196 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Concepcion, who rushed for 19 yards and two scores.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: East Orange Campus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 30 in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Auchavian Simmons, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Orange came up short against Lincoln on Friday and fell 14-6.
Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for East Orange Campus, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything came up roses for East Orange Campus against Orange when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as the team secured a 27-0 victory. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tornadoes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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