River Road has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on the Guymon Tigers at 7:00 p.m. River Road is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, River Road finally turned things around against Lamesa on Friday. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Tornadoes 35-34.
Alex Warren continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Dreyden Wallace was another key player, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
River Road's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out Daniel Ramos. four times. Lamesa's QB won't forget Zanti Marrufo anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Marrufo also sacked two sacks, which is notable because River Road is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, River Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamesa only rushed for 186.
Meanwhile, Guymon's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They secured a 12-6 W over Ulysses. The win made it back-to-back victories for Guymon.
The victory got River Road back to even at 3-3. As for Guymon, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
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