Football Preview: Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] Cyclones vs. Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy Ravens
The Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] Cyclones will venture away from home to face off against the Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]'s way against McLouth as Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] made off with a 35-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cyclones.
Meanwhile, Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy humbled Maranatha Christian Academy with a 65-12 victory.
Luke Siebert was a one-man wrecking crew for Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy as he threw for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. Raheem Thompson was in the mix as well, providing Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy with two touchdowns.
Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy'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 Jayce Cambell and Nathan Randolph. Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy got some further help from Daric Ebanks: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] couldn't quite finish off Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2021 and fell 24-21. Can Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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