Football Preview: Rivercrest Colts vs. Walnut Ridge Bobcats
Two dominant signal callers in Cavonta Washington and Jersie Cunningham are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rivercrest Colts will welcome the Walnut Ridge Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rivercrest will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
It looked like the Kentucky Derby when Rivercrest duked it out withHoxie on Friday. Rivercrest breezed by Hoxie at home to the tune of 42-7. The contest marked the Colts' most dominant win of the season so far.
Washington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 253 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Young, who picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Walnut Ridge was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Piggott 43-8 at home. The Bobcats' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Enrique Perez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Another player making a difference was Jayden Saulsbury, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Walnut Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Rivercrest's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Walnut Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Rivercrest has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Walnut Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 350.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Rivercrest against Walnut Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 49-7 victory. Will Rivercrest repeat their success, or does Walnut Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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