Creekview has gone 8-2 against River Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Creekview Grizzlies will challenge the River Ridge Knights at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Creekview on the road against Pope as the squad secured a 55-24 win. The Grizzlies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 31 points or more this season.
Austin Guest was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Nathan Agyemang, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Creekview's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Pope's QB won't forget Brant Freeman anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Freeman is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Creekview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, River Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Sequoyah on Friday and fell 38-35. The Knights have struggled against the Chiefs recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Creekview's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for River Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.
Creekview strolled past River Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 48-34. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was River Ridge's Ethan Spector, who threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Creekview still be able to contain Spector? There's only one way to find out.
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