Football Preview: Riverside Chargers vs. Sandhills/Thedford Knights
The Riverside Chargers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Sandhills/Thedford Knights at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Riverside's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games.
Riverside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Creighton, posting an 84-46 victory. The Chargers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Sandhills/Thedford put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Axtell 76-26. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 42 point advantage.
Kyle Cox was his usual excellent self, rushing for 245 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 247 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Maurice Robinson was in the mix as well, providing Sandhills/Thedford with two touchdowns.
Sandhills/Thedford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Sandhills/Thedford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aydyn Hall and Cox. Cox's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 23rd straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Sandhills/Thedford's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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