The West Morris Mendham Minutemen will face off against the Warren Hills Regional Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Morris Mendham knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Warren Hills Regional likes a good challenge.
If West Morris Mendham beats Warren Hills Regional with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. West Morris Mendham strolled past Dover with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-27. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Tigers are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Lieberwirh went supernova for West Morris Mendham, rushing for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Cole Capuzzi was another key back, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Morris Mendham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Warren Hills Regional entered their match against West Morris Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Warren Hills Regional was dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of West Morris Central. Having soared to a lofty 56 points in the game before, the Blue Streaks couldn't push the score so high this time.
West Morris Mendham's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Warren Hills Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
West Morris Mendham was taken down by Warren Hills Regional 42-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Morris Mendham was down 28-0.
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