Football Preview: Sprayberry Yellow Jackets vs. River Ridge Knights
Two dominant signal callers in Jaden Duckett and Ethan Spector are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sprayberry Yellow Jackets will welcome the River Ridge Knights at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sprayberry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 41-21 margin over Creekview on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Yellow Jackets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
It was another big night for Duckett, who rushed for 96 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 200 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes. Another player making a difference was Rayshawn Simpkins, who rushed for 105 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sprayberry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, River Ridge and Riverwood met for a duel on Friday where River Ridge prevailed. River Ridge claimed a resounding 52-0 victory over Riverwood at home. That 52 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Sprayberry pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for River Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Sprayberry didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against River Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-33 win. Will Sprayberry repeat their success, or does River Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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