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Football Friday: Raptors Move on After Last Week's Thriller

East Ridge hosts Hastings tonight as as the team tries to bounce back from last week's loss to their Woodbury rivals.

Corey Voegele, Neighbor
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After dropping last week's , the football team has a good chance to get back on track against Hastings.

Last Week

Hastings (0-4, 0-4 Suburban East Conference) lost its fourth straight, 27-13 to Cretin-Derham Hall; East Ridge (1-3, 1-3 SEC) dropped a 35-34 double OT heartbreaker to .

Playmakers

Austin Fischer (East Ridge, running back)

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Fischer scored two of the Raptors' four rushing touchdowns in their loss to Woodbury last Friday night.

Patrick Ubel and Luke Misna (East Ridge, receivers)

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Ubel and Misna caught four passes each last week.

Raptors Win If...

They have short memories. Last week Coach Mike Pendino made a gutsy call, going for a two-point conversion in double OT, but they came up short. The Raptors need to forget the result and focus on the fact that they played right with one of the top teams in the Suburban East Conference.

Raiders Win If...

They can just get over the hump. Hastings has been close in three of its first four games—losing them by seven, six and three points—but is off to an 0-4 start. Finding a formula for a bit more offensive firepower would go a long way toward ending that skid, as the Raiders have scored more than 14 points just once in four tries.

Two-Minute Drill
  • Site: East Ridge High School
  • Time: 7 p.m. Friday
  • Weather forecast: 55 and clear
  • Last season: East Ridge swept two meetings, 42-14 during the regular season and 24-7 in the playoffs
East Ridge Schedule

Sept. 2: CRETIN-DERHAM HALL 27, East Ridge 6

Sept. 9: EAST RIDGE 28, Forest Lake 10

Sept. 16: Mounds View 17, EAST RIDGE 0

Sept. 23: WOODBURY 35, East Ridge 34 (2OT)

Friday, Sept. 30 vs. Hastings, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 at Stillwater, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14 at Park, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 vs. White Bear Lake, 7 p.m.

Hastings Schedule

Sept. 2: Mounds View 13, HASTINGS 6

Sept. 9: WOODBURY 29, Hastings 23

Sept. 16: Roseville Area 17, HASTINGS 14

Sept. 23: CRETIN-DERHAM HALL 27, Hastings 13

Friday, Sept. 30 at East Ridge, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 vs. Park, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14 vs. White Bear Lake, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 at Stillwater, 7 p.m.

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