Greenville and Riverside squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Greenville had to settle for second. They fell 47-38 to the Riverside Warriors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red Raiders of the 42-29 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
When it comes to explaining why Greenville lost, don't look at Banks Bouton. Despite the final result, he threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jakyrion (Dank) Stewart, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Greenville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dreshun Smith and Messiah Butler. Greenville got some further help from Bradley Lucas: he made 13 total tackles.
Greenville's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Riverside, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Greenville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverside, they will square off against Gaffney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverside will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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