It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River Ridge can now relate to. They took a 41-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roswell Hornets on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 51-24 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
River Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Spector, who threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt. River Ridge is 5-1 when Spector posts 250 or more passing yards, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Hollier, who picked up 201 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Trey Smith was his usual excellent self, throwing for 268 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 33 yards for Roswell. Roswell also got a significant boost from Synkwan Smith, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
River Ridge's record now sits at 7-4. As for Roswell, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
River Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roswell, they will square off against Langston Hughes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Langston Hughes knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Roswell likes a good challenge.
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