Football Recap: Hasbrouck Heights Aviators vs. Wood-Ridge Blue Devils
Hasbrouck Heights waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over the Wood-Ridge Blue Devils. The result was nothing new for the Aviators, who have now won four matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Michael Napolitano continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 207 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jake Summers was another key rusher, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hasbrouck Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 329 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Wood-Ridge still got an impressive performance from Chris Rios, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 104 yards on 12 of 18 attempts.
Hasbrouck Heights' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Wood-Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3-1.
Hasbrouck Heights will be playing in front of their home fans against Waldwick/Midland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hasbrouck Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season. As for Wood-Ridge, they will venture away from home to take on Cresskill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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