The Colonia Patriots will take on the Cranford Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Colonia is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Plainfield on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Colonia was beaten by Plainfield 35-6. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Colonia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaylen Mcrae and Anthony Garofalo. Garofalo also made six total tackles, which is notable because Colonia is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Colonia got some further help from Julien Jones: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cranford). They claimed a resounding 45-13 win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-0.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cranford 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 188 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
This is the second loss in a row for Colonia and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Cranford, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Colonia came up short against Cranford in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 27-14. Can Colonia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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