Football Preview: Ridgewood Maroons vs. Montclair Mounties
The Ridgewood Maroons are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Montclair Mounties at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Montclair took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ridgewood, who comes in off a win.
While Maroons fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They blew past Clifton 35-0 on the road on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Maroons just coasted through the last quarter.
Ridgewood got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was James Nugent out in front who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Ran, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Montclair's offense. They came up short against Winslow Township on Friday, falling 21-0. While losing is never fun, the Mounties can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Eagles are ranked 12th).
Ridgewood didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Montclair in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 30-24 victory. Will Ridgewood repeat their success, or does Montclair have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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