Preview: Ridgefield Park Scarlets vs. New Milford Knights
Ridgefield Park has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the New Milford Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Ridgefield Park was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 46-41 to Cliffside Park. That's two games in a row now that Ridgefield Park has lost by exactly five points.
New Milford was handed a 27-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Waldwick on Wednesday. New Milford skirted past Waldwick 62-60. The victory was just what New Milford needed coming off of a 67-40 defeat in their prior game.
Ridgefield Park's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for New Milford, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Ridgefield Park and New Milford were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, but Ridgefield Park came up empty-handed after a 52-51 defeat. Can Ridgefield Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
