Toms River South has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Brick Memorial Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Brick Memorial took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Toms River South, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 7-3 win over Toms River East.
Meanwhile, Brick Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Point Pleasant Boro on Friday and fell 27-24. While the Mustangs had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Panthers 14-3.
Despite the loss, Brick Memorial got top-tier performance from Nazeer Whittaker, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 120 rushing yards gave Whittaker a new career-high. Jason Lajara was another key player, throwing for 209 yards on only 13 passes.
Toms River South now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Brick Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Toms River South was taken down by Brick Memorial 42-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Toms River South, Connor Dietz (who rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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