Football Preview: Ramapo Raiders vs. Ridge Red Devil
The Ramapo Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Ridge Red Devil at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ramapo sitting on six straight victories and Ridge on eight.
Ramapo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 47-27 margin over Randolph. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-13.
Casey Grusser continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 316 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Dylan Rosano helped Grusser out on the ground, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Ramapo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Ramapo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Ballan and Charlie Wingfield. Wingfield also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 96.
Meanwhile, Ridge earned a 22-14 win over Rahway on Friday. The 22-point effort marked the Red Devil's lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ramapo pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Ramapo was able to grind out a solid victory over Ridge when the teams last played back in November of 2022, winning 34-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ramapo since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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