Football Preview: Cabell Midland Knights vs. Riverside Warriors
Cabell Midland has gone 7-0 against Riverside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cabell Midland Knights will welcome the Riverside Warriors at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Cabell Midland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
Last Friday, everything went Cabell Midland's way against Capital as Cabell Midland made off with a 40-19 victory. Considering the Knights have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Albans. The Warriors gained 130 more yards on the day, but it was the Red Dragons that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Riverside saw an underclassman step up: freshman Malakhi Hope rushed for 119 yards on only 12 carries. Hope got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 74 yards.
Cabell Midland's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Cabell Midland against Riverside in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 56-0 victory. Will Cabell Midland repeat their success, or does Riverside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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