The Monmouth Regional Falcons will face off against the Barnegat Bengals on Friday. Monmouth Regional will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-13, which was the final score in Monmouth Regional's tilt against Lakewood on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Monmouth Regional had strong showings from Dymeire O'Neal, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and Ryan Crawford, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave O'Neal a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Barnegat was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Liberty 42-14 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bengals.
Jack Haviland went supernova for Barnegat, throwing for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Johnnel Johnson was in the mix too, providing Barnegat with two touchdowns.
Barnegat wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jamison Prince was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Monmouth Regional's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Barnegat, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Monmouth Regional won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, slipping by Barnegat 7-6. Does Monmouth Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Barnegat turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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