Football Preview: Silver Creek Raiders vs. Overfelt Royals
Silver Creek and Overfelt are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Silver Creek Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Overfelt Royals at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Silver Creek took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Independence as Silver Creek made off with a 27-7 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Raiders have posted against the 76ers since November 6, 2015.
Jasean Amataga had a dynamite game for Silver Creek, rushing for 156 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Noa Wooden did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 101 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Silver Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cameron Williams.
Meanwhile, Overfelt had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with an 18-17 win over the Mustangs.
Silver Creek now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Overfelt, their record is now 4-5.
Things could have been worse for Silver Creek, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-24 loss to Overfelt in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Silver Creek, Gabriel Martinez (who threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 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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