Football Preview: Marriotts Ridge vs. River Hill Hawks
Marriotts Ridge is 2-8 against River Hill since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Marriotts Ridge will welcome the River Hill Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Marriotts Ridge's defense has only allowed 9.8 points per game this season, so River Hill's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Marriotts Ridge is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Atholton just ended the team's six-game winning streak last Thursday. They and the Raiders were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 27-26 defeat. It was the first time this season that Marriotts Ridge let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Marriotts Ridge got top-tier performance from Ashton Clark, who rushed for 306 yards while picking up 8.7 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Marriotts Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, River Hill ended up a good deal behind Crofton last Thursday and lost 22-7.
Marriotts Ridge's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for River Hill, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Marriotts Ridge strolled past River Hill in their previous matchup back in October by a score of 21-7. Will Marriotts Ridge repeat their success, or does River Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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