Football Game Preview: Roxbury Gaels vs. Cranford Cougars + How To Watch

The Roxbury Gaels will be playing at home against the Cranford Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cranford took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Roxbury, who comes in off a win.

On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Roxbury beat Morristown 27-23.

Frankie Falco

Rushing Yards

10/04/25 @ Chatham	184
09/26/25 vs Morris Knolls	164
10/10/25 vs Randolph	112
10/24/25 @ Morristown	109
09/12/25 vs Sparta	84
+ 1 more games

Frankie Falco produced another solid effort rushing for 109 yards and one score, while also throwing for 51 yards and one touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. He has become a key player for Roxbury: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Cranford and Hillside, and Hillside kept the tradition alive. The Cougars were just a hair shy of victory on Saturday and fell 26-25 to the Comets.

Roxbury is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Cranford, they dropped their record down to 4-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.