Football Preview: Grove Ridgerunners vs. Sallisaw Black Diamonds
The Grove Ridgerunners will venture away from home to challenge the Sallisaw Black Diamonds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grove is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Grove's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Skiatook to the tune of 34-0. The Ridgerunners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 29 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Sallisaw's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 40-14 to Ada. The Black Diamonds have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Sallisaw's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jackson Harris, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 61 yards.
Sallisaw's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Grove, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.
Grove couldn't quite finish off Sallisaw in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 and fell 9-7. Can Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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