Football Preview: Ramapo Raiders vs. Morris Knolls Golden Eagles
Two dominant signal callers in Casey Grusser and Christopher Kaiser are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ramapo Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Morris Knolls Golden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ramapo comes in on seven and Morris Knolls on ten.
Ramapo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Ridge 28-27.
It was another big night for Grusser, who threw for 331 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also caught a touchdown. Liam Hayward was in the mix as well, providing Ramapo with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Morris Knolls against Mount Olive on Saturday as the team secured a 42-14 win. Considering the Golden Eagles have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Morris Knolls' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaiser led the charge by rushing for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 166 rushing yards gave Kaiser a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Koger, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Morris Knolls pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.4 points. As for Ramapo, their record is now 7-3.
Ramapo took their win against Morris Knolls in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 52-27. Will Ramapo repeat their success, or does Morris Knolls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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