Football Preview: Independence vs. Riverside Ram
Independence will take on the Riverside Ram at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Independence, who comes in off a win.
Independence is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Lightridge with a 37-31 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Independence.
Robert Kellen and Justin Jordan were among the main playmakers for Independence as the former rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns and the latter gained 149 total yards and two touchdowns. Kellen has become a key player for Independence: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Nassib, who threw for 139 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Independence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Riverside came up short against Briar Woods on Thursday and fell 31-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Ram in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost six in a row.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Robert Evelyn and Brady Carmical. Carmical had a great game and threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Evelyn was balling out in the loss, throwing for 208 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory got Independence back to even at 3-3. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
Independence barely slipped by Riverside in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 22-21. Does Independence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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