Sprayberry came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the River Ridge Knights 30-27. That's more bragging rights for the Yellow Jackets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Jaden Duckett, who threw for 325 yards and a touchdown while picking up 16.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown. Rayshawn Simpkins was another key player, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Despite the loss, River Ridge still got an impressive performance from Ethan Spector, who threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Sprayberry pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for River Ridge, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Sprayberry and Lassiter will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Sprayberry is facing Lassiter at the right time seeing as Lassiter is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for River Ridge, they will face off against Sequoyah at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. River Ridge's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Sequoyah's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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