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| 10/26/24 - Home | 24-0 W |
| 10/20/23 - Away | 30-7 W |
| 10/22/22 - Home | 27-0 W |
| 10/22/21 - Away | 17-14 W |
| 10/26/19 - Home | 41-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
St. Joseph is a perfect 7-0 against Ridgefield since October of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Cadets will face off against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: New Canaan, who was ranked first at the time (St. Joseph was ranked 12th). The Cadets fell 7-3 to the Rams on Saturday. Surprisingly, this marked the Cadets' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, Ridgefield made easy work of Norwalk on Saturday and carried off a 31-7 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 21-point advantage.
Ridgefield's win came from a few key players St. Joseph will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Christopher Colsey, who picked up 240 receiving yards and three TDs. His longest reception was for an incredible 88 yards. Another player making a difference was Henry Neligan, who threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Ridgefield's run defense was locked in: Norwalk could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Michael Salimbene for the heroic effort on defense: he. Ridgefield didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.8.
Ridgefield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jackie Bucci and Salimbene. With that strong performance, Salimbene is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
The victory made it two in a row for Ridgefield and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points over those games. As for St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
St. Joseph took their victory against Ridgefield in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 24-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cadets since the squad 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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