Football Preview: Wood-Ridge Blue Devils vs. Cresskill Cougars
On Friday Wood-Ridge will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Cresskill Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Wood-Ridge is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Hasbrouck Heights on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wood-Ridge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 28-7 to Hasbrouck Heights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Chris Rios put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 104 yards on 12 of 18 attempts.
Meanwhile, Cresskill lost 32-7 to Waldwick/Midland Park on Friday. The Cougars have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Wood-Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1. As for Cresskill, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Wood-Ridge strolled past Cresskill when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 40-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wood-Ridge since the squad 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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