Football Preview: King Vikings vs. Riverdale Country Falcons
The King Vikings will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Riverdale Country Falcons at 3:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, King didn't have quite enough to beat Horace Mann and fell 19-16.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Country has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.33 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They took a 35-16 bruising from Hackley.
Riverdale Country might have lost, but man, Ryan Cohen was a machine: he rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown.
Riverdale Country wouldn't let Hackley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Riverdale Country can thank Jesse Horowitz and Bennett Bernard for forcing all of them.
King's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Riverdale Country, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
King was able to grind out a solid win over Riverdale Country in their previous meeting back in September, winning 26-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for King since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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