Old Bridge and Colonia met for a duel on Friday where Old Bridge came out on top. The Old Bridge Knights took their contest against the Colonia Patriots 36-29. The victory was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won three matchups in a row.
Brody Nugent was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
Colonia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nygel Hill, who picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown. Dylan Chiera also helped out by tossing the rock for 252 yards.
Old Bridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Colonia, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Old Bridge will look to defend their home field on Friday against Cherokee at 7:00 p.m. Old Bridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Cherokee likes a good challenge. As for Colonia, they are taking a road trip to challenge Morris Knolls at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Morris Knolls is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Colonia will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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