Football Game Preview: Plainfield Cardinals vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders

The Plainfield Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Plainfield's defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so Scotch Plains-Fanwood's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Plainfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Union, who was ranked fourth at the time (Plainfield was ranked 13th). The Cardinals lost to the Farmers on the road by a 21-7 margin on Tuesday. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Scotch Plains-Fanwood and Ridge were almost perfectly matched up back in April, but Scotch Plains-Fanwood suffered a 26-25 loss.

Plainfield's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.