Football Preview: Rison Wildcats vs. Rivercrest Colts
The Rison Wildcats will square off against the Rivercrest Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 49-21 victory over Walnut Ridge. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly 28 points.
Meanwhile, Rivercrest waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 35-7. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Colts just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Rivercrest's win came down to the chemistry between Cavonta Washington and his top target Jayden Young. Washington threw for 301 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Young gained 167 total yards and four touchdowns. What's more, Young also racked up 61 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. 83 of Washington's passing yards were hauled in by Buddah Harris, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Rivercrest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Young and Keiran Morris. Morris also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 116.
The victory made it two in a row for Rison and bumps their season record up to 10-1. As for Rivercrest, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-1.
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