The Watchung Hills Regional Warriors will square off against the Linden Tigers on Friday. Watchung Hills Regional will be strutting in after a victory while Linden will be coming in after a defeat.
Watchung Hills Regional took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on North Hunterdon with a sharp 28-7 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Lions are ranked 227th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Linden's game on Saturday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 21-14 to Colonia.
Although Linden took the loss, they still got scores from Tyrone Hinton and Richard Lugardo.
Even though they lost, Linden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Watchung Hills Regional now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Linden, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Watchung Hills Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Linden in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, sneaking past 23-21. Does Watchung Hills Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Linden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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