Football Preview: River Forest Ingots vs. Knox Redskins
River Forest is 0-3 against Knox since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The River Forest Ingots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Knox Redskins at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
River Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-16 victory over Lake Station Edison. With the Ingots ahead 48-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Ayden Silver was his usual excellent self, throwing for 217 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. His passing game has become a key predictor of River Forest's success: the team is 3-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Levi Harper, who picked up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, River Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Knox, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 61-6 win over Bowman Academy at home. The match marked the Redskins' most dominant victory of the season.
Knox can attribute much of their success to Jake Conroy, who rushed for 127 yards and four touchdowns, and Myles Mclaughlin, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 66 yards. Cameron Duff was another key player, rushing for 106 yards on only nine carries.
Knox didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Izak Singleton, Ashton Walker, Conroy, and Victor Beaucahmp picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Singleton a new career-high in rushing yards.
River Forest's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-4. As for Knox, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. River Forest has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Knox struggles in that department as they've been averaging 372.4. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
River Forest was taken down by Knox 39-12 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Will River Forest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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