Watchung Hills at Bridgewater-Raritan · Oct. 23

Friday, Oct. 23 · Week 8 · at Bridgewater, NJ

Watchung HillsWarriors4-4 · North Group 4

Fri 6:00 PMat Bridgewater-Raritan

Bridgewater-RaritanPanthers6-2 · North Group 5

The line Bridgewater-Raritan by 24.2Strength Index 51.69 vs 75.91

Watchung Hills 5%95% Bridgewater-Raritan

Bridgewater-Raritan wins about 95 times in 100.

What’s on the line

Each team’s biggest open goal, from this week’s run of the season: a playoff spot, then a home playoff game (top 8), then a No. 1 seed (top 2).

Watchung HillsPlaying for a playoff spot · North Group 426 points ride on itWith a win: >99% · with a loss: 74%

Bridgewater-RaritanPlaying for a home playoff game · North Group 523 points ride on itWith a win: 23% · with a loss: 0%

The margin

How the final score moves each team’s Strength Index. Bridgewater-Raritan is expected to win by 24.2, so it gains only by winning by more than that. Watchung Hills gains with any win.

Final	Watchung Hills	Bridgewater-Raritan
Bridgewater-Raritan by 28	−0.76	+0.76
Bridgewater-Raritan by 14	+2.04	−2.04
Bridgewater-Raritan by 7	+3.44	−3.44
Watchung Hills by 7	+6.24	−6.24
Watchung Hills by 14	+7.64	−7.64

Tale of the tape

Watchung Hills		Bridgewater-Raritan
4-4	Record	6-2
15.3	Points per game	26.0
22.0	Allowed per game	15.9
51.69 · No. 236 in NJ	Strength Index	75.91 · No. 73 in NJ
No. 16 in North Group 4	Playoff rank	No. 8 in North Group 5
No. 8 seed, at Middletown North	If it ended today	No. 4 seed, hosts Irvington

Common opponent: Union. Watchung Hills lost 15–12 at Union (Sep 4). Bridgewater-Raritan won 28–7 at Union (Oct 9).

Common opponent: Hunterdon Central. Watchung Hills won 21–19 at Hunterdon Central (Sep 25). Bridgewater-Raritan won 35–18 against Hunterdon Central (Oct 2).

Season so far

Watchung Hills

Aug 28at South BrunswickW14–0
Sep 4at UnionL12–15
Sep 10at MontgomeryL14–32
Sep 18at SomervilleL24–55
Sep 25at Hunterdon CentralW21–19
Oct 2vs SummitL0–21
Oct 9vs North HunterdonW14–12
Oct 17at PlainfieldW23–22

Bridgewater-Raritan

Aug 27at WoodbridgeW28–7
Sep 5vs St. Joseph-MetuchenL36–43
Sep 11vs HillsboroughW40–14
Sep 18vs RidgeW7–3
Sep 26vs WestfieldW20–0
Oct 2vs Hunterdon CentralW35–18
Oct 9at UnionW28–7
Oct 16at PhillipsburgL14–35

For coaches

Bridgewater-Raritan · likely first-round opponent

Also root for this week

Newark Central over East Orange+90 home game
Columbia over Passaic Tech+73 home game
Wayne Valley over Ramapo+14 home game

Full scouting list on Bridgewater-Raritan’s page →

Once the game kicks off, the live score and the reporters’ and schools’ posts take over this page.