Marlboro and Freehold Township are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Marlboro Mustangs will welcome the Freehold Township Patriots at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Marlboro's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Red Bank Catholic on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Caseys. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Freehold Township entered their tilt with Matawan Regional on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 34-21.
Freehold Township's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nick Cardone led the charge by throwing for 267 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Cardone is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Jake Schultzel was Cardone's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Marlboro now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Freehold Township, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Marlboro strolled past Freehold Township when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Marlboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Freehold Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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