Ridgewood is 4-0 against Passaic since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ridgewood Maroons will host the Passaic Indians at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Ridgewood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Passaic is facing Ridgewood at the wrong time: Ridgewood suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 24-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The Maroons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Ridgewood took the loss, they still got scores from Owen Laffey and Gavin Mccrone.
Meanwhile, Passaic also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Passaic County Tech by a score of 27-14. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Passaic might have lost, but man, Justin Griffin was a machine: he rushed for 218 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Passaic wouldn't let Passaic County Tech keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Passaic can thank Ryan Valdez and King Smith for forcing both of them. Smith also made eight total tackles, which is notable because Passaic is 3-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Ridgewood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Passaic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Ridgewood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Passaic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 234.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Ridgewood's way against Passaic when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as Ridgewood made off with a 31-7 victory. Will Ridgewood repeat their success, or does Passaic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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