If Riverview was riding high off their 41-12 takedown of Middleton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Riverview Sharks took a blow against the Plant City Raiders on Friday, falling 54-7. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Raiders are ranked 124th).
Riverview's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Isaiah Washington, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and Andrew Lee, who rushed for 70 yards on only seven carries. Washington really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Chris Denson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 45 yards for Plant City. Plant City also got a significant boost from Tony Marshall, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Riverview dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Plant City, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Riverview will look to defend their home field on Friday against Newsome at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Riverview focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Plant City, they will head out on the road to square off against Steinbrenner at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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