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| 10/18/24 - Home | 23-14 W |
| 10/23/20 - Home | 39-28 W |
| 09/30/16 - Away | 43-0 W |
| 10/02/15 - Home | 24-15 W |
Ridgefield has gone a perfect 4-0 against Norwalk recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Bears at 1:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ridgefield's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Hamden for the full four quarters, racking up a 33-0 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 26-point advantage.
Ridgefield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christopher Colsey, who picked up 144 receiving yards and three scores. Colsey showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 59 yards. Leo Moore also helped with two TDs in total.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Ridgefield proved: they limited Hamden to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Jackie Bucci for the heroic effort on defense: he. Ridgefield didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.5.
Meanwhile, Norwalk made easy work of New Milford on Friday and carried off a 54-30 win.
Norwalk found their leader in sophomore Easton Pace, who rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 229 yards and a pair of TDs on only 18 passes. Pace is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 122 every time he's taken the field this season. CK Vertus also helped out as he racked up 106 rushing yards.
Ridgefield now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Norwalk, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Ridgefield was able to grind out a solid victory over Norwalk when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 23-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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