Freehold Township waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Matawan Regional Huskies by a score of 34-21. That's more bragging rights for the Patriots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Freehold Township to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nick Cardone, who threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Cardone is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Jake Schultzel was Cardone's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Freehold Township's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Matawan Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Freehold Township will head out to square off against Marlboro at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marlboro's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Freehold Township's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Matawan Regional, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ocean Township at 6:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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