The Ridgefield Park Scarlets will face off against the Indian Hills Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgefield Park is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Ridgefield Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 35-2 victory over Bergen Tech. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Scarlets considering their 12-point performance the game before.
Francisco Then went supernova for Ridgefield Park, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 116 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. That's the most rushing yards Then has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, a win for Indian Hills just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against North Bergen, falling 34-14.
Ridgefield Park's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Indian Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Everything went Ridgefield Park's way against Indian Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, as Ridgefield Park made off with a 59-39 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Indian Hills' Evan White, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Ridgefield Park to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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