The Wood-Ridge Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Hasbrouck Heights Aviators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wood-Ridge has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Hasbrouck Heights will arrive with four straight victories.
Wood-Ridge's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Cresskill on Friday. They lost 21-0 to the Cougars. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly 21 points.
Meanwhile, Hasbrouck Heights didn't have too much trouble with Waldwick/Midland Park on Friday as they won 21-7.
Hasbrouck Heights got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Napolitano out in front who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns. Napolitano's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 166 rushing yards. Brady Shine did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 89 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hasbrouck Heights' defense and their four sacks. Joseph Russo was especially locked on to Waldwick/Midland Park's QB and sacked him twice.
Wood-Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for Hasbrouck Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Wood-Ridge might still be hurting after the 28-7 loss they got from Hasbrouck Heights in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Napolitano, who rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Now that Wood-Ridge 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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