Ridgewood has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Indian Valley has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Ridgewood Generals will host the Indian Valley Braves at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Ridgewood's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, everything went Ridgewood's way against Sandy Valley as Ridgewood made off with a 35-9 win. Fans of the Generals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Indian Valley's offense rose to the challenge against a Pirates defense that boasted an average of only 10.57 points allowed on Friday. Indian Valley managed a 40-35 victory over Garaway. The 40-point effort marked the Braves' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Grady Kinsey, who rushed for 324 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indian Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Indian Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kyler Vosick and Carsen Hostetler.
Ridgewood's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Indian Valley, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Ridgewood might still be hurting after the 34-12 loss they got from Indian Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kinsey, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Now that Ridgewood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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