Football Game Preview: Ridgewood Generals vs. Sandy Valley Cardinals

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Previous Games

10/04/24 - Away	35-9 W
09/29/23 - Home	35-21 W
09/30/22 - Away	47-30 W
10/01/21 - Home	40-13 W
09/11/20 - Away	42-7 W
+ 2 more games

Ridgewood is a perfect 7-0 against Sandy Valley since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Generals will host the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ridgewood has six straight victories, Sandy Valley has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Friday, Ridgewood took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Tuscarawas Valley. The result was nothing new for the Generals, who have now won five games by 24 points or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Sandy Valley's offense. They were beaten by Indian Valley 56-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while the Braves are ranked 32nd).

Sandy Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Ridgewood, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.

Ridgewood took their win against Sandy Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 35-9 score. In that matchup, the Generals amassed a halftime lead of 28-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.