Riverton hasn't had much luck against Maroa-Forsyth recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Riverton Hawks are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Riverton is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 484th, while the Vipers are ranked 186th).
Meanwhile, Maroa-Forsyth put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview on the road to the tune of 67-30. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Ryne Sheppard, who threw for 319 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Zach Smith was another key player, picking up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Riverton's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Riverton took a serious blow against Maroa-Forsyth when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 68-6. Thankfully for Riverton, Kaiden Maurer (who threw for 149 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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