After each having a week off, the Ridgewood Maroons and the Northern Highlands Highlanders will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridgewood will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Ridgewood turned things around against Hackensack last Saturday. They took down the Comets 20-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ridgewood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brody Perrapato, who rushed for 39 yards and three touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Ridgewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Ridgewood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Camden Zaza and Jack Saladino.
Meanwhile, Northern Highlands faced NV - Old Tappan in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. The Highlanders fell 14-7 to the Golden Knights. The contest marked the Highlanders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Northern Highlands fell to 5-1. As for Ridgewood, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Ridgewood ended up a good deal behind Northern Highlands when the teams last played back in October of 2024, losing 37-20. Will the Maroons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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