Football Game Recap: Riverside Christian Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 7, 2024, 2:00pm

Football Recap: Riverside Christian Wranglers vs. Countryside Christian Minutemen

After flying high against Academy at the Lakes last Saturday, Riverside Christian came back down to earth. The Riverside Christian Wranglers had to suffer through a 54-13 loss at the hands of the Countryside Christian Minutemen. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wranglers of the 36-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.

Clay Dees was a one-man wrecking crew for Countryside Christian as he rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Everett Byrd was another key player, gaining 155 total yards and three touchdowns.

Riverside Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Countryside Christian, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.

Riverside Christian will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Florida School for the Deaf & Blind at 6:00 p.m. on September 12th. As for Countryside Christian, they will venture away from home to take on Oasis Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Countryside Christian is facing Oasis Christian at the right time seeing as Oasis Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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