The East Poinsett County Warriors lost 56-32 to the Rivercrest Colts on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Colts are ranked 24th).
Cavonta Washington went supernova for Rivercrest, throwing for 259 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Washington a new career-high in rushing yards. Buddah Harris was Washington's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
East Poinsett County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Rivercrest, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Poinsett County will square off against Manila at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rivercrest, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against Forrest City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rivercrest is facing Forrest City at the right time seeing as Forrest City is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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