Football Preview: Ridge Red Devil vs. Hunterdon Central Red Devils
Ridge is 6-0 against Hunterdon Central since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ridge Red Devil will challenge the Hunterdon Central Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Ridge will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over Union. The result was nothing new for the Red Devil, who have now won three contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
Ryan Turner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 157 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Hunterdon Central got the win against East Brunswick on Saturday by a conclusive 28-8. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Bears are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridge pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Hunterdon Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Ridge against Hunterdon Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-13 win. Will Ridge repeat their success, or does Hunterdon Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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