The Union Farmers will challenge the Ridge Red Devil at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Union comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Friday, Union ended up a good deal behind Hunterdon Central and lost 28-14.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took down Bridgewater-Raritan 33-14 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Red Devil in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won eight in a row.
Ridge's win came from a few key players Union will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sawyer Paul, who threw for 174 yards and a pair of TDs. C.J. Griffith helped Paul out on the ground, rushing for 101 yards and one score on only 12 carries.
Ridge's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nathan Engdahl.
The win got Ridge back to even at 2-2. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Union took a serious blow against Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 49-7. Thankfully for the Farmers, Ryan Turner (who rushed for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and one TD) 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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