The River Ridge Hawks will head out to face off against the North Thurston Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for River Ridge and ten for North Thurston dating back to last season.
River Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 48-20 loss at the hands of Peninsula. The Hawks were down 41-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kain Aguon, who picked up 93 receiving yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for North Thurston's offense. They were beaten by Capital 40-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Cougars are ranked 80th).
North Thurston's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for River Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for River Ridge against North Thurston when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 41-6 win. In that game, the Hawks amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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