Football Preview: Passaic County Tech Bulldogs vs. Ridgewood Maroons
After two games on the road, Passaic County Tech is heading back home. They will welcome the Ridgewood Maroons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Passaic County Tech will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Passaic County Tech's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-0 victory over Columbia on the road. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
Meanwhile, Ridgewood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 14-13 win over Piscataway. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Maroons were the better team in the second half.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to James Nugent and he. Nugent rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Colin Burns showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards.
Ridgewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Passaic County Tech's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Ridgewood, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Passaic County Tech didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Ridgewood when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 9-3 victory. Will Passaic County Tech repeat their success, or does Ridgewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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