The Ridgewood Maroons will venture away from home to challenge the Wayne Valley Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ridgewood's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northern Highlands on Friday. They came up short against the Highlanders, falling 21-0. The Maroons haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Wayne Valley after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Mount Olive who ended up claiming the real prize. The Indians took a 31-17 bruising from the Marauders. Despite 84 more yards than the Marauders, the Indians couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Ridgewood will have to contain Brayden Dunne as he made an impact in Wayne Valley's last game. He rushed for 49 yards and one touchdown. Dunne also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing one fumble and snagged an interception.
Wayne Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Ridgewood, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Ridgewood couldn't quite get it done against Wayne Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 24-13. Can the Maroons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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