Football Recap: Fivay Falcons vs. River Ridge Royal Knights
Fivay was the 27-15 winner over River Ridge when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Fivay Falcons fell to the River Ridge Royal Knights 21-15. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Royal Knights are ranked 159th).
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sean Brown, who rushed for 101 yards. Antwon Brown got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Fivay wouldn't let River Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jebarri Brown was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Matt Barton was a one-man wrecking crew for River Ridge as he picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Fivay now has a losing record at 1-2. As for River Ridge, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Fivay will face off against Freedom at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for River Ridge, they will square off against Cypress Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. River Ridge is facing Cypress Creek at the right time seeing as Cypress Creek is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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