Manasquan is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Johnson is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Warriors will welcome the Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Manasquan beats Johnson with 34 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Warriors beat Colts Neck on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 34-14. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Cougars are ranked 258th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Johnson made easy work of Perth Amboy on Friday and carried off a 34-8 victory.
Manasquan better keep an eye on Manny Rendeiro. He was instrumental in Johnson's win, rushing for 55 yards and one TD.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Johnson proved: they limited Perth Amboy to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The Crusaders didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.8.
Johnson's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Manasquan, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
Manasquan didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Johnson in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, but they still walked away with a 33-29 win. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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