Football Preview: River Pilots vs. Bridgeport Bulldogs
River is 8-1 against Bridgeport since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The River Pilots will head out on the road to challenge the Bridgeport Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. River is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
River's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Barnesville on Friday. They were outmatched by the Shamrocks at home and fell 63-0. While losing is never fun, the Pilots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 562nd, while the Shamrocks are ranked 106th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 44 points the game before, Bridgeport was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were dealt a 41-6 defeat at the hands of Conotton Valley. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
River's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-4. As for Bridgeport, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
River took their win against Bridgeport in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 41-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for River 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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