Riverdale entered their tilt with Northgate on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with an 18-6 win over the Northgate Vikings. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Vikings are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Riverdale's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Faith Rogers and Angela Jones, who racked up all four sacks between them. Rogers is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as she's now posted two or more in the last three games she's played.
Riverdale's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Northgate, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Therrell the next time they take the field. Northgate will head out to face Therrell at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Riverdale will play them later in the day, at 5:30 p.m.
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