Football Preview: Sequoyah Chiefs vs. River Ridge Knights
Sequoyah is 8-2 against River Ridge since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m.
Sequoyah is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Sprayberry just ended the team's four-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a hard 31-17 fall against the Yellow Jackets. The match marked the Chiefs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although Sequoyah took the loss, they still got scores from Ean Marria and Taiwo Ogundele.
Meanwhile, River Ridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it four two weeks ago. They blew past the Greyhounds 45-3 at home. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Ethan Spector continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 226 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 39 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Grant Hollier was another key player, picking up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
River Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Sam Vincent.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sequoyah fell to 4-1. As for River Ridge, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Sequoyah was able to grind out a solid victory over River Ridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 35-28. Does Sequoyah have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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