Football Preview: Riverbend Bears vs. Massaponax Panthers
The Riverbend Bears will host the Massaponax Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverbend will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Riverbend is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Brooke Point by a score of 49-40 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Massaponax was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Stafford, falling 66-44. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-7.
Despite the defeat, Massaponax got top-tier performance from Joe Sanders Iii, who rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Those 200 rushing yards gave Sanders Iii a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Malik Turner-Gutierrez, who rushed for 98 yards on only seven carries.
Riverbend's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.8 points per game. As for Massaponax, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Riverbend took their victory against Massaponax in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 34-14. Does Riverbend have another victory up their sleeve, or will Massaponax turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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