Shawnee has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Middletown South Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Shawnee will be strutting in after a victory while Middletown South will be coming in after a loss.
Shawnee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Hammonton with a sharp 39-14 win on Friday. The Renegades might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Shawnee wouldn't let Hammonton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shawnee can thank Matt Gagliardi and Joey Cleaver for forcing both of them. Gagliardi also made four total tackles, which is notable because Shawnee is 5-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Shawnee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hammonton only rushed for 145.
Meanwhile, Middletown South ended up a good deal behind Red Bank Catholic on Friday and lost 29-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Caseys are ranked 24th).
Shawnee has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Middletown South, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-5.
Shawnee strolled past Middletown South in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-21. Will Shawnee repeat their success, or does Middletown South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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