The Riverside Bulldogs will take on the Calhoun City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four matchups, but Friday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Riverside will bounce into Friday's contest after beating O'Bannon, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Riverside never let O'Bannon onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory last Thursday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Calhoun City waltzed into their game last Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 44-6 victory over the Dragons. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won seven matches by 30 points or more so far this season.
Calhoun City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zay Pittman and Kejuan Armstrong.
Calhoun City's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.6 points per game. As for Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Riverside was taken down by Calhoun City 44-6 in their previous meeting back in November of 2020. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Riverside was down 38-0.
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