Football Preview: Ririe Bulldogs vs. West Side Pirates
Ririe is 0-3 against West Side since September of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Ririe Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the West Side Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ririe sitting on four straight victories and West Side on five.
Last Friday, Ririe earned a 28-15 win over Marsing.
Kolter Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Ririe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, while West Side put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Malad. West Side simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Malad 43-0. Considering the Pirates have won four matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
West Side's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Ririe, their record is now 7-2.
Ririe suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to West Side when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Can Ririe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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