Riverview Sarasota is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Winter Haven is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverview Sarasota will be strutting in after a victory while Winter Haven will be coming in after a defeat.
Riverview Sarasota is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Manatee last Friday as they made off with a 63-42 win. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won seven matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Parker Nippert
| 10/31/25 @ Manatee | 279 |
| 09/05/25 vs Palmetto | 255 |
| 08/29/25 @ Riverview | 237 |
| 10/24/25 @ Lehigh | 186 |
| 09/26/25 vs Sarasota | 179 |
Riverview Sarasota got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Parker Nippert out in front who threw for 279 yards and three TDs on only 17 passes. Those 279 passing yards gave Nippert a new career-high. Isaiah Belt helped Nippert out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns.
Riverview Sarasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Winter Haven fell victim to Auburndale and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Bloodhounds, falling 36-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Bloodhounds are ranked 63rd).
Riverview Sarasota's win bumped their record up to 8-1-1. As for Winter Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
