The Winside Wildcats will face off against the Riverside Chargers on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Winside will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Randolph on Thursday. Winside was the clear victor by a 34-8 margin over Randolph.
Winside's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Dane Behmer and Bill Pace, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Riverside waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 54-6 victory over the Warriors. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Warriors are ranked 56th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Winside back to even at 4-4. As for Riverside, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Winside was taken down by Riverside 74-30 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Winside was down 66-6.
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