Football Preview: River Ridge Knights vs. Roswell Hornets
Two dominant signal callers in Ethan Spector and Trey Smith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the River Ridge Knights and the Roswell Hornets will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in River Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
River Ridge is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Lassiter: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that River Ridge blew Lassiter out of the water with a 56-12 final score. Considering the Knights have won six contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Roswell faced Milton in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Roswell lost to Milton on the road by a 35-20 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite their loss, Roswell saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Smith, who threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. 81 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ethan Gurela.
Even if they lost, Roswell's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Ryder Duffy was especially locked on to Milton's QB and sacked him twice. Roswell got some further help from Brody Duffy: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles.
River Ridge's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.6 points per game. As for Roswell, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.
River Ridge took a serious blow against Roswell in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 51-24. Can River Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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