Football Preview: River Bluff Gators vs. Nation Ford Falcons
The River Bluff Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Nation Ford Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
River Bluff is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since September 15, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Brookland-Cayce as River Bluff made off with a 41-21 victory. With the Gators ahead 27-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Hayden Myers was a one-man wrecking crew for River Bluff as he rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Myers is now averaging an impressive 111.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Pinkney, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Nation Ford had just enough and edged York out 14-12 on Saturday.
Lucas Barz was the offensive standout of the match as he picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Nation Ford also got help from Jayden Scott, who showed off his sure hands for 95 receiving yards.
The win made it two in a row for River Bluff and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Nation Ford, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
River Bluff came up short against Nation Ford in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 28-21. Can River Bluff avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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