The Ridgewood Maroons will venture away from home to challenge the Passaic County Tech Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
If Passaic County Tech heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Ridgewood took over last week. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Ridgewood made off with a 14-13 win over Piscataway.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to James Nugent and he. Nugent rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 53 yards.
Ridgewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Passaic County Tech). They blew past Columbia, posting a 42-0 victory on the road. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Cougars are ranked 231st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridgewood's record is now 4-0. As for Passaic County Tech, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ridgewood came up short against Passaic County Tech in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 9-3. Can Ridgewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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