Football Preview: Honey Grove Warriors vs. Rivercrest Rebels
Honey Grove is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Rivercrest is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Honey Grove Warriors and the Rivercrest Rebels are set to duel on Friday. Honey Grove will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Honey Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Como-Pickton 54-7 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won four matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Grant Cheney went supernova for Honey Grove, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Cheney really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Honey Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Rivercrest beat Alba-Golden 33-21 on Friday.
Honey Grove's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Rivercrest, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Honey Grove against Rivercrest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-0 victory. Does Honey Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rivercrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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