Football Recap: South Bend Riley's Loss Ends Four-Game Winning Streak at Home

By Team Reports Sep 9, 2024, 4:54am

Football Recap: South Bend Riley Wildcats vs. Penn Kingsmen

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If South Bend Riley was riding high off their 35-0 takedown of Hammond Bishop Noll two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Bend Riley Wildcats had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of the Penn Kingsmen. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Kingsmen are ranked 29th).

South Bend Riley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bradford Washington and Ben Garpue. Quartez Foster was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).

South Bend Riley's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Penn, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Bend Riley will stay at home for another week and welcome Elkhart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Penn, they will host South Bend Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Penn is facing South Bend Washington at the right time seeing as South Bend Washington is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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