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| 09/12/25 - Away | 44-13 W |
| 09/13/24 - Home | 45-3 W |
| 08/25/23 - Home | 45-31 W |
| 08/26/22 - Away | 43-14 W |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask River Ridge). They really took it to the Pope Greyhounds for the full four quarters, racking up a 44-13 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-0.
River Ridge was led to victory by Hunter Lockerman and Micah Pugh. Lockerman threw for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, while Pugh rushed for 108 yards and one score on only nine carries. The dominant performance also gave Lockerman a new career-high in passer rating (160.4).
Hudson Marinko and Ivan Darden Jr certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Marinko threw for 87 yards and two TDs, while Darden Jr rushed for 98 yards on only ten carries.
River Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Pope, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. River Ridge will square off against rival Sequoyah at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Knights 14, the Chiefs 9.4) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Pope is set to take on their familiar foe Lassiter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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