Ellwood City is 0-7 against Riverside since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ellwood City Wolverine will head out on the road to face off against the Riverside Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Ellwood City had to suffer through a rough 42-14 loss at the hands of Neshannock. While losing is never fun, Ellwood City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 385th, while Neshannock is ranked 185th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Elijah Palmer-McCane, who rushed for 106 yards on only 14 carries.
Riverside can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Friday. They came out on top against New Brighton by a score of 23-14. The victory was just what Riverside needed coming off of a 64-20 loss in their prior match.
Neshannock's win bumped their season record to 8-1 while Ellwood City's loss dropped theirs to 4-5.
Ellwood City was taken down by Riverside 28-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Ellwood City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
