Football Preview: Riverview Raiders vs. Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Riverview is 1-9 against Greensburg Central Catholic since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Riverview Raiders will challenge the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Riverview took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Springdale. The Raiders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Greensburg Central Catholic made easy work of Brentwood on Friday and carried off a 34-12 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Samir Crosby continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Landon Honick, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greensburg Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Greensburg Central Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jackson Mcmullen was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
The win got Riverview back to even at 2-2. As for Greensburg Central Catholic, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Riverview came up short against Greensburg Central Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Honick, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Riverview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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