Ridgway/Johnsonburg has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on The Brookville Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgway/Johnsonburg will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 480th, while Brookville is ranked 183rd).
Last Friday, Ridgway/Johnsonburg took a serious blow against Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley, falling 51-13.
Meanwhile, Brookville had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.8 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top against Punxsutawney by a score of 14-7.
The critical scores for Brookville came from Jack Pete and Hayden Freeman.
Ridgway/Johnsonburg's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their overall record down to 2-7. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 8.7 points per game. As for Brookville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Ridgway/Johnsonburg took their victory against Brookville in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 26-6. Does Ridgway/Johnsonburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brookville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
