Football Preview: Glen Ridge Ridgers vs. Verona Hillbillies
After two games on the road, Glen Ridge is heading back home. They will welcome the Verona Hillbillies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Glen Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Glen Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Cedar Grove on Friday, falling 49-28. The loss continues a trend for the Ridgers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Verona waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Pioneers by a score of 26-13. 26 seems to be a good number for the Hillbillies as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Jayden Nigro continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Connor Demasi, who threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
Verona wouldn't let New Providence keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Verona can thank Gianluca Checchetto and Logan Knoetig for forcing all of them. Knoetig is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Verona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Glen Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Verona, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Glen Ridge won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, slipping by Verona 8-7. Will Glen Ridge repeat their success, or does Verona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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