The Hillsborough Raiders will take on the Westfield Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Hillsborough came up short against Phillipsburg and fell 42-35.
Meanwhile, Westfield entered their match against St. Joseph on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Westfield received a blow as they fell 35-16 to St. Joseph. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Falcons are ranked 18th).
Hillsborough's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Westfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Hillsborough ended up a good deal behind Westfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 17-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Westfield's Max Cho, who threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards. Now that Hillsborough knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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