Two dominant backs in Nyekir Eato and Chukwuma Odoh are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Edison Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Edison will be strutting in after a victory while St. Thomas Aquinas will be coming in after a loss.
If Edison beats St. Thomas Aquinas with 27 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Edison managed a 27-21 win over Colonia on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. Thomas Aquinas' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They and Paramus Catholic were almost perfectly matched up, but St. Thomas Aquinas suffered a 35-34 defeat.
Despite the loss, St. Thomas Aquinas saw an underclassman step up: Odoh rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Odoh a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Ca'Si Thomas, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Even though they lost, St. Thomas Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
St. Thomas Aquinas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anwar Witherspoon and Josiah Zayas.
The victory got Edison back to even at 3-3. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
Edison took a serious blow against St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 48-8. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Edison was down 24-0.
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