Riverview has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Flat Rock Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Riverview's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Huron offense got past them. Riverview blew past Huron 51-31 on Friday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Chiefs are ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Flat Rock put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jefferson 66-29 on the road. The Rams pushed the score to 45-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears had little chance of recovering from.
Flat Rock's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben Scully led the charge by rushing for 144 yards on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Scully a new career-high in rushing yards. Graham Junge was another key signal caller, throwing for 61 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Flat Rock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Riverview pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Flat Rock, their record now sits at 4-0.
Riverview skirted past Flat Rock 36-34 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverview since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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