The Penns Grove Red Devils will head out to square off against the Delran Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Penns Grove's offense hasn't had much luck over their past six matchups, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Penns Grove's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pennsville Memorial on Friday. They had to suffer through a 43-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. Red Devils fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Eagles since Friday.
Meanwhile, Delran got themselves on the board against Hightstown on Friday, but Hightstown never followed suit. They took their game with ease, bagging a 45-0 win over the Rams. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Penns Grove better keep an eye on Vinny Sacca. He was instrumental in Delran's win, rushing for 155 yards and three scores on only eight carries, while also throwing for 186 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 16 passes. That's the most rushing touchdowns Sacca has posted since back in November of 2024. 84 of Sacca's passing yards were hauled in by Justin Mary.
Delran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Delran's defense and their six sacks. Jack Jordan was especially locked on to Hightstown's QB and sacked him twice. Jordan has been hot, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
Delran's record is now 5-1. As for Penns Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Penns Grove was dealt a bruising 38-8 defeat at the hands of Delran in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sacca, who rushed for 39 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that the Red Devils know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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