Sports
Ridge Girls Lacrosse Wins Over Hillsborough to Open Season
High scoring game for both teams ultimately goes to Ridge.
Both teams tallied high scores for lacrosse, but the Ridge High School Red Devils girls lacrosse team managed to hold on to their lead to finish up their season opener game with a 17-14 victory over the Hillsborough Raiders.
The game was played at Ridge on Tuesday afternoon. Hillsborough may have scored the final goal in the contest, but the Ridge girls ended up with a first-day record of 1-0.
"They showed a lot of heart," Ridge Head Coach Laurie Anthony said following the game.
Find out what's happening in Basking Ridgewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Both teams played aggressively, Anthony said.
"Every single time we had the draw, we scored," the coach said. "We have to make sure we have possession."
Find out what's happening in Basking Ridgewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Next Up — Ridge girls lacrosse plays their second game of the season at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday against Hunterdon Central, away at Flemington.
Ridge spring sports kicked off their season openers this week. On Monday, the boys lacrosse team beat highly-rated Somerville for their season opener.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
