Football Preview: Riverside Panthers vs. Huntingdon Mustangs
Two dominant signal callers in Jack Cupples and Gray Eubanks are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Riverside Panthers are on the road again on Friday to play the Huntingdon Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Riverside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against East Hickman County by a score of 35-22.
Matthew Wyatt was a one-man wrecking crew for Riverside as he threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. A healthy portion of Wyatt's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Cupples, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Huntingdon waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-28 win over the Mustangs. Huntingdon might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Eubanks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 254 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 59 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Brady Warbritton, who rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Huntingdon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 482 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Huntingdon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Hayes Eubanks and Easton Byars, who racked up four sacks between them. Eubanks has been hot recently, having posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played.
Huntingdon pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Riverside, their record now sits at 7-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Riverside has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 254.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Huntingdon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 303.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Riverside lost to Huntingdon on the road by a decisive 35-21 margin in their previous meeting back in October. Can Riverside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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