The Silver Valley Trojans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 7:00 p.m. Riverside Prep took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Silver Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Silver Valley made off with a 14-13 victory over The Webb Schools.
Marek Allen went supernova for Silver Valley, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Allen also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
Silver Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Riverside Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They and Nordhoff were almost perfectly matched up, but Riverside Prep suffered a 15-14 loss. The Silver Knights gained 250 more yards on the day, but it was the Rangers that made the best use of them.
Riverside Prep's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Arthur Hopkins Iv, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown, and Cantrell Eubanks, who rushed for 161 yards.
Silver Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Riverside Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Silver Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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