The West Milford Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Vernon Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
West Milford will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Saturday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Sparta at home and fell 42-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lakeland Regional. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Vikings couldn't quite close it out.
Vernon might have lost, but man, Luca Vizzini was a machine: he picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Vizzini a new career-high in rushing yards. Vernon also got a significant boost from Thomas Benson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
West Milford's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
West Milford was taken down by Vernon 41-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can West Milford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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