Football Preview: Glen Ridge Ridgers vs. Butler Bulldogs
Glen Ridge has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Butler Bulldogs on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Glen Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They breezed by Pompton Lakes to the tune of 47-13. The Ridgers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Butler put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Weehawken 47-8. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 28 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Butler to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pj Coffey, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Coffey a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Yadi Perez, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Butler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Butler didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cj Bentley and Nick Parkinson.
Butler pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points per game. As for Glen Ridge, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Glen Ridge against Butler in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 48-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glen Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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