Football Preview: Maroa-Forsyth Trojans vs. Riverton Hawks
Maroa-Forsyth is 7-0 against Riverton since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Riverton Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maroa-Forsyth has four straight wins, Riverton has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Maroa-Forsyth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview 67-30 on the road on Friday. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Ryne Sheppard was his usual excellent self, throwing for 319 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Zach Smith was another key player, picking up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Riverton fell victim to New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vipers. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 484th, while the Vipers are ranked 186th).
Maroa-Forsyth pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Riverton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Maroa-Forsyth against Riverton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 68-6 win. Does Maroa-Forsyth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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