Football Recap: Land O' Lakes Falls to River Ridge in First Game of Season + How To Watch

Land O' Lakes had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of the River Ridge Royal Knights by a score of 10-7 on Friday. The Gators were not able to make up for their loss to the Royal Knights from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.

Chance Houston and Dylan Richardson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Houston threw for 103 yards and one touchdown, while Richardson picked up 46 receiving yards and one TD.

While Land O' Lakes came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for River Ridge: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 35%. The team can thank Josh Perez for the heroic effort on defense: he. Land O' Lakes wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 45.8%.

Coming up, Land O' Lakes will look to takes advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Cypress Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for River Ridge, they will head out to square off against Steinbrenner at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.