Football Preview: Indian Hills Braves vs. Ridgefield Park Scarlets
The Indian Hills Braves will head out to square off against the Ridgefield Park Scarlets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Indian Hills is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against North Bergen on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Indian Hills lost 34-14 to North Bergen.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ridgefield Park). They blew past Bergen Tech 35-2 on the road on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Scarlets considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Francisco Then was a one-man wrecking crew for Ridgefield Park as he rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 116 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. That's the most rushing yards Then has posted since back in September of 2023.
Indian Hills' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Ridgefield Park, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-4.
Indian Hills might still be hurting after the 59-39 defeat they got from Ridgefield Park when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Can Indian Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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