Football Preview: Riverview Sharks vs. Bartow Yellow Jackets
The Riverview Sharks's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Riverview's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Armwood on Friday. They were beaten by the Hawks 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Hawks are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Bartow didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Wales on Friday and fell 28-25. The Yellow Jackets gained 127 more yards on the day, but it was the Highlanders that made the best use of them.
Bartow might have lost, but man, Blake Johnson was a machine: he threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards. Ka?Marion Thomas was Johnson's top target, picking up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Bartow and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Riverview, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
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