Football Preview: Hunterdon Central Red Devils vs. Ridge Red Devil
Hunterdon Central hasn't had much luck against Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hunterdon Central Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ridge Red Devil at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Hunterdon Central will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 20-point they dealt East Brunswick on Saturday. Hunterdon Central put the hurt on East Brunswick with a sharp 28-8 victory. 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.
Meanwhile, Ridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Farmers 49-7 at home. The Red Devil's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all 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. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Hunterdon Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Ridge, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Hunterdon Central took a serious blow against Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 41-13. Thankfully for Hunterdon Central, Ryan Olivo (who threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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