River Ridge is 2-7 against Mitchell since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The River Ridge Royal Knights will be playing at home against the Mitchell Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after six-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
River Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 63-0 victory over Countryside on the road. Given the Royal Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Cougars are ranked 520th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mitchell beat Land O' Lakes 44-37 on Monday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Corey Simms and Tj Morrow. Simms had a great game and rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Morrow was balling out in the loss, rushing for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Mitchell's defensive line made their presence known, laying out Chance Houston. four times. Land O' Lakes' QB won't forget Victor Garcia anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Garcia is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Bishop Taylor was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
River Ridge pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mitchell, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. River Ridge has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 161.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mitchell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
River Ridge took a serious blow against Mitchell in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 54-19. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point River Ridge was down 34-7.
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