Football Game Preview: Cranford Cougars vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders

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Previous Games

10/10/24 - Away	45-13 W
10/06/23 - Away	42-6 W
10/07/22 - Home	28-0 W
10/01/21 - Home	20-6 W
09/21/19 - Away	42-7 W
+ 2 more games

Cranford has gone a perfect 7-0 against Scotch Plains-Fanwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Scotch Plains-Fanwood took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cranford, who comes in off a win.

Cranford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past Rahway 43-41. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Cougars were down 27-12 in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, Scotch Plains-Fanwood lost to Kennedy Memorial at home by a 33-14 margin on Friday. The Raiders were down 33-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

The win got Cranford back to even at 3-3. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Everything came up roses for Cranford against Scotch Plains-Fanwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 45-13 victory. In that matchup, the Cougars amassed a halftime lead of 31-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.