Football Preview: Forrest City Mustangs vs. Riverview Raiders
The Forrest City Mustangs will square off against the Riverview Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forrest City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Forrest City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Bald Knob, posting a 44-14 win at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
Forrest City found their leader in underclassman Kendrick Patterson, who threw for 95 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. Forrest City is 2-1 when Patterson posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Riverview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Mills University Studies, falling 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Comets are ranked 33rd).
Forrest City's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Riverview, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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