The River Ridge Knights will face off against the Allatoona Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
River Ridge took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Denmark 39-17.
River Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ethan Spector, who threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns. Micah Pugh helped Spector out on the ground, rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown.
River Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pugh and Hunter Lockerman.
Meanwhile, Allatoona narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past South Paulding 31-29.
Xavier Rucker had a dynamite game for Allatoona, rushing for 185 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Rucker is now averaging an impressive 125 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Ethan Corpus, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Corpus wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Allatoona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The win got River Ridge back to even at 1-1. As for Allatoona, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
River Ridge took their win against Allatoona in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 50-29. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Allatoona's Myles Daniel, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for River Ridge to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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