After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Nation Ford is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the River Bluff Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nation Ford will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 38-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against York on Saturday. Nation Ford had just enough and edged York out 14-12.
Among those leading the charge was Lucas Barz, who picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jayden Scott also helped out with an impressive 95 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, River Bluff posted their biggest win since September 15, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Brookland-Cayce 41-21. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
Hayden Myers had a dynamite game for River Bluff, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Myers is now averaging an impressive 111.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jacob Pinkney, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Nation Ford back to even at 1-1. As for River Bluff, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Nation Ford was able to grind out a solid victory over River Bluff when the teams last played back in September of 2021, winning 28-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was River Bluff's Apollos Cook, who picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Nation Ford to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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