The Ridge View Blazers will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Northwestern Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ridge View is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Fairfield Central. Ridge View was the clear victor by a 42-18 margin over Fairfield Central on Friday.
Ridge View found their leader in underclassman Derek (Tre) Jay Howard, who threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards. Jordon Gidron was Jay Howard's top target, picking up 55 receiving yards, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Northwestern is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hough. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Northwestern made off with a 45-44 win over Hough.
Ridge View was dealt a bruising 52-22 defeat at the hands of Northwestern in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Ridge View, Will Mattison (who threw for 239 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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