Blythewood and Ridge View are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2015, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blythewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.5 points per game this season.
Blythewood is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a blow against Sumter last Friday, falling 49-20. The Bengals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Johnny Collins, who threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Carter Coleman, who gained 32 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Ridge View came tearing into last Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Knights 41-16. The Blazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
Ridge View's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Spencer Bobian, who rushed for 205 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and Derek (Tre) Howard Iii, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. Bobian has become a key player for Ridge View: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Keeffe, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
Ridge View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ridge View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordyn Best and D?Juan Franklin.
Blythewood's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Ridge View, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Blythewood came up short against Ridge View in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 32-21. Can Blythewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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