Football Preview: Riverview Sharks vs. Durant Cougars
The Riverview Sharks will venture away from home to challenge the Durant Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverview is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Riverview will head out to face Durant after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Riverview lost 37-13 to Newsome. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Wolves are ranked 149th).
Despite their loss, Riverview saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Rod Mack, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards, was perhaps the best of all.
Durant never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Wharton last Friday. They blew past the Wildcats 53-6 on the road. The game marked the Cougars' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Among those leading the charge was Michael Ryan, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Durant was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Durant's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kairee Barnum and Jayden Cornelius. Cornelius is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Riverview's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Durant, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Riverview lost to Durant on the road by a decisive 36-22 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ryan, who threw for 95 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Riverview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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