Football Recap: Riverdale Baptist Crusaders vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons
On Friday, Riverdale Baptist faced Our Lady of Good Counsel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders came out on top against the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons by a score of 28-18. The win was just business as usual For the Crusaders, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Riverdale Baptist was led to victory by Aveon Cobb and Kash Carter. Cobb rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while Carter threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Cobb got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards. Riverdale Baptist also got a significant boost from Taariq Denson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Riverdale Baptist was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Riverdale Baptist's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Riverdale Baptist will face off against Bishop McNamara at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Joseph's Prep at 7:00 p.m.
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