Football Preview: Riverton Parke Panthers vs. Covington Trojans
Two dominant backs in Kyle Price and Cian Moore are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Riverton Parke Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Covington Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Riverton Parke blew past Parke Heritage, posting a 55-13 win at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Covington). They breezed by Attica at home to the tune of 55-0 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Trojans as they're now sitting on three straight.
Moore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 189 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 166 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Moncrief, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Covington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
The win made it two in a row for Riverton Parke and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Covington, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Riverton Parke strolled past Covington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 20-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverton Parke since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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