The North Arlington Vikings will face off against the Rutherford Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Arlington will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Pompton Lakes on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 21-point loss they were dealt last Friday. North Arlington fell just short of Pompton Lakes by a score of 16-13.
Meanwhile, Rutherford got themselves on the board against Manchester Regional on Friday, but Manchester Regional never followed suit. They breezed by the Falcons at home to the tune of 33-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Falcons are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Arlington's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Rutherford, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
North Arlington was dealt a bruising 42-12 loss at the hands of Rutherford when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Can North Arlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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