Football Preview: Ridge Community Bolts vs. Davenport Broncos
Ridge Community has gone 3-0 against Davenport recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ridge Community Bolts will look to defend their home field against the Davenport Broncos at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Ridge Community took a loss when they played away from home on October 11th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Winter Haven as Ridge Community made off with a 36-14 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bolts considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Lavonski Tubbs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Amire Hall, who threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Ridge Community's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 7.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Idahanh Lazar and Stcheevy Bonhomme, who racked up four sacks between them. Bonhomme also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Ridge Community is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Davenport). They blew past Horizon 37-7 on Thursday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Broncos with their most commanding win of the season.
Ridge Community's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Davenport, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Ridge Community won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, slipping by Davenport 24-23. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Davenport's Aiden George, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 66 yards on only eight carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Ridge Community to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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