Football Preview: Riverdale Rebels vs. East Jefferson Warriors
Riverdale is 0-3 against East Jefferson since September of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Riverdale Rebels and the East Jefferson Warriors are set to duel. Riverdale is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Riverdale will bounce into Thursday's match after beating West Jefferson, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Riverdale blew past West Jefferson, posting a 41-14 victory. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, East Jefferson gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They managed a 20-16 win over John Ehret. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Paul Jones was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
East Jefferson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dorrion Hollins and Christopher Ramos.
Riverdale has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for East Jefferson, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Riverdale was taken down by East Jefferson 28-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Riverdale, Arthur Oliver (who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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