Cedar Ridge hasn't had much luck against Vandegrift recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Raiders will be playing at home against the Vipers at 7:00 p.m. Cedar Ridge has given up an average of 43.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cedar Ridge will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Stony Point on Friday. The Raiders snuck past the Tigers with a 42-38 victory. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since October 1, 2021, but that streak is no more.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Noah Devonish and Marcus Milligan. Devonish had a great game and rushed for 100 yards and two TDs on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Milligan was balling out in the loss, rushing for 143 yards and one touchdown.
Meanwhile, Vandegrift suffered their closest defeat since September 6, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of McNeil by a score of 17-14. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Vipers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Mavericks are ranked 97th).
Cedar Ridge will have to contain Justin Moore as he made an impact in Vandegrift's last game. He rushed for 134 yards and a pair of scores.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere three yards per carry. The team can thank Thomas Foote for the heroic effort on defense: he. Vandegrift hasn't allowed more than 3.1 yards per carry in three consecutive matchups.
Cedar Ridge's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points over those games. As for Vandegrift, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.
Cedar Ridge was dealt a bruising 47-0 defeat at the hands of Vandegrift in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Vipers' Miles Teodecki, who threw for 178 yards and five TDs while completing 75% of his passes. Now that the Raiders know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
