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Rockridge football defeats Mercer County

By Evan Denton,

15 hours ago

The Rockridge Rockets improve to 4-0 on the season after defeating Mercer County at home Friday night.

Check out some of the top moments from the game in the video above.

Rockridge takes on undefeated Riverdale next week.

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