Ridgewood and East Orange Campus squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Ridgewood had to settle for second. They took a 14-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Orange Campus Jaguars. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Maroons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ridgewood wouldn't let East Orange Campus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ridgewood can thank Sam Diamond and Nick Brigliadoro for forcing both of them. Brigliadoro is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
It was another big night for Sa?Eed Cole, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 99 yards and a touchdown for East Orange Campus. The dominant performance gave Cole a new career-high in rushing yards.
Ridgewood has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. As for East Orange Campus, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Ridgewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Orange Campus, they will take on West Orange at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Orange Campus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
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